Stogie Commentary: Taxing Away Central American Jobs
Thursday, October 18th, 2007It’s pretty rare that we come across a video solid enough to post, particularly since poor quality, pointless videos are a dime a dozen on the web these days. But the following is truly exceptional. It documents how the looming SCHIP tobacco tax hike would completely wipe out hundreds of thousands of the best jobs throughout Nicaragua, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic.
For more information on a wise strategy to combat the bullshit “for the children” mentality, be sure to check out our previous posts on Estelí, ammunition, and globalization. And please forward the video along to as many people as possible – especially to those who claim to care about the poor.
Tags: cigars
Thanks for sharing this great video. Fortunately, the House was unable to override Bush’s veto yesterday. The bad news is it still doesn’t look like the end for SCHIP…
Amen, Patrick, about the “Bullshit about ‘for the children’”. Self interested politicians who bloviate about “for the children” really nauseate me.
[...] insurance funding dependent on people smoking? She never says. Nor does the Senator address the devastating effects that such a tax will have on the families of cigar factory workers in Central [...]
[...] insurance funding dependent on people smoking? She never says. Nor does the Senator address the devastating effects that such a tax will have on the families of cigar factory workers in Central [...]
[...] convinced that a tax even in the 40-cent range will have significant negative repercussions on manufacturers, importers, retailers and customers as it ripples through the [...]
[...] of Obama’s appearance tomorrow are just the most visible example of the many thousands of jobs eliminated by the tax on tobacco users, a group that already pays more than their fair share of [...]