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Bill De Blasio signs bill to raise cigarette prices to $13
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:26 pm
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:26 pm
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation Monday aimed to reduce smoking that raises the minimum price of cigarettes to $13.00, the highest in the United States.
De Blasio signed a seven-bill package with the stated goal of reducing the number of smokers in New York City by nearly 200,000 by the year 2020, NBC New York reported.
The bills, which will go into effect June 1, raise the current price floor of $10.50 to $13.00. The elevated price floor is projected to lead to a 6.4 percent decrease in adult cigarette smoking. The legislation will also generate a revenue of $1 million annually for public housing as a result of a 10 percent tax on the minimum price of other tobacco products.
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De Blasio signed a seven-bill package with the stated goal of reducing the number of smokers in New York City by nearly 200,000 by the year 2020, NBC New York reported.
The bills, which will go into effect June 1, raise the current price floor of $10.50 to $13.00. The elevated price floor is projected to lead to a 6.4 percent decrease in adult cigarette smoking. The legislation will also generate a revenue of $1 million annually for public housing as a result of a 10 percent tax on the minimum price of other tobacco products.
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Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:27 pm to hsfolk
In other news New Jersey cigarette sales spike and tax collections are up dramatically.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:28 pm to hsfolk
And more people will be illegally selling cigs on the streets of new york
The free market will do work
The free market will do work
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:29 pm to hsfolk
And gas stations/tobacco shops in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Long Island rejoice. NYC is not a far drive from these locations. I grew up in a dry county surrounded on all sides by wet counties. Yeah, that really kept our population from drinking booze. That extra 5 minutes of driving to the county line simply wasn't worth it.
This post was edited on 8/29/17 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:30 pm to hsfolk
Besides everything else that is wrong with this.....
It will raise a grand total of $1,000,000 a year for public housing?
Per year or day?
fricking liberals.
You people are so gross.
It will raise a grand total of $1,000,000 a year for public housing?
Per year or day?
fricking liberals.
You people are so gross.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:31 pm to OMLandshark
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And gas stations/tobacco shops in New Jersey, Connecticut, and Long Island rejoice.
I'd probably try lowering the price a little to get them to buy more
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:32 pm to OMLandshark
Hey, at least the cops are probably happy. A lot more bootleg cigarette salesmen to choke to death.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:37 pm to hsfolk
Why does de Blasio hate poor people?
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:38 pm to hsfolk
Poor people tax. Regressive tax policy
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:38 pm to hsfolk
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The legislation will also generate a revenue of $1 million annually for public housing
Brilliant. Make the public housing residents pay for their housing.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:42 pm to roadGator
reminds me of when Bloomberg got large soft drinks banned in the city
Posted on 8/30/17 at 12:34 am to hsfolk
How much is a can of Skoal?
Posted on 8/30/17 at 5:57 am to hsfolk
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Bill De Blasio signs bill to raise cigarette prices to $13 New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed legislation Monday aimed to reduce smoking that raises the minimum price of cigarettes to $13.00, the highest in the United States. De Blasio signed a seven-bill package with the stated goal of reducing the number of smokers in New York City by nearly 200,000 by the year 2020, NBC New York reported. The bills, which will go into effect June 1, raise the current price floor of $10.50 to $13.00. The elevated price floor is projected to lead to a 6.4 percent decrease in adult cigarette smoking. The legislation will also generate a revenue of $1 million annually for public housing as a result of a 10 percent tax on the minimum price of other tobacco products. LINK /
This will show those poor people that DeBlahsio really cares about them, considering people who smoke are statistically the uneducated and poor.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:08 am to Bass Tiger
They need to learn to roll their own
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:11 am to JuiceTerry
Maybe we can all get lucky and a cop will choke you!
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:14 am to hsfolk
This is what lead to Eric Garner's death.
BLM should protest this.
BLM should protest this.
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:15 am to hsfolk
Just will go to black market
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:26 am to ihometiger
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In other news New Jersey cigarette sales spike and tax collections are up dramatically.
Sounds like a good opportunity to go bootleg smokes in NYC. Cha ching!
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:27 am to hsfolk
Damn anti-smoking lobbyists
Trump was supposed to drain the swamp
Trump was supposed to drain the swamp
Posted on 8/30/17 at 7:30 am to hsfolk
These guys will definitely appreciate it:
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