Comments on: Illinois scores a ‘D,’ ranks 32nd in nation for cigarette tax http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/01/25/illinois-scores-a-%e2%80%98d%e2%80%99-ranks-32nd-in-nation-for-cigarette-tax/ The Rock River Times - THE VOICE OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1993 Tue, 21 May 2013 01:20:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: newport cigarettes http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/01/25/illinois-scores-a-%e2%80%98d%e2%80%99-ranks-32nd-in-nation-for-cigarette-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-5131 newport cigarettes Fri, 30 Mar 2012 05:10:03 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=35503#comment-5131 For some smokers, these prices and taxes are bearable just to buy their favorite brand. Nowadays, smoking is a luxury. For some smokers, these prices and taxes are bearable just to buy their favorite brand. Nowadays, smoking is a luxury.

]]> By: John http://rockrivertimes.com/2012/01/25/illinois-scores-a-%e2%80%98d%e2%80%99-ranks-32nd-in-nation-for-cigarette-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-4519 John Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:39:40 +0000 http://rockrivertimes.com/?p=35503#comment-4519 Whats next? Beer and wine? This is the typical leftist tax-em to death approach. They single out the weakest vices and drum up support. So when they tax cigarettes out of existence, where will these tax-dollars that our state government is so addicted to come from? This is their same approach to taking away our guns...get everybody to believe the lies that outlawing "assault" weapons will fix everything. Then when it dosen't, they will be back for your handguns and your "hunting" rifles. Whats next? Beer and wine?

This is the typical leftist tax-em to death approach. They single out the weakest vices and drum up support. So when they tax cigarettes out of existence, where will these tax-dollars that our state government is so addicted to come from?

This is their same approach to taking away our guns…get everybody to believe the lies that outlawing “assault” weapons will fix everything. Then when it dosen’t, they will be back for your handguns and your “hunting” rifles.

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