Comments on: Stogie Guys Friday Sampler CLXXIX http://www.stogieguys.com/2010/03/03052010-stogie-guys-friday-sampler-clxxix.html Blowin’ Smoke on Everything Cigars - cigar reviews, news and commentary 7 days a week Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:25:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: dmjones http://www.stogieguys.com/2010/03/03052010-stogie-guys-friday-sampler-clxxix.html/comment-page-1#comment-101628 dmjones Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:22:09 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=8242#comment-101628 BTW, is it just me or does the picture of Keith Meier look a lot like Lane Kiffin (curse him!) in his UT days? BTW, is it just me or does the picture of Keith Meier look a lot like Lane Kiffin (curse him!) in his UT days?

]]> By: Dave in Ashburn http://www.stogieguys.com/2010/03/03052010-stogie-guys-friday-sampler-clxxix.html/comment-page-1#comment-101613 Dave in Ashburn Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:23:45 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=8242#comment-101613 I guess the flipside is that if PA does bork CI, Famous, et. al. my local B&M will be competitive again. :/ I guess the flipside is that if PA does bork CI, Famous, et. al. my local B&M will be competitive again. :/

]]> By: dmjones http://www.stogieguys.com/2010/03/03052010-stogie-guys-friday-sampler-clxxix.html/comment-page-1#comment-101606 dmjones Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:16:05 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=8242#comment-101606 CI should get ready to give Fast Eddie Spendell the middle finger and move to Florida if they put in place the taxes that are being called for. Same with any stores in Massachusetts if that state raises cigar taxes to 100 percent. If some of the states neighboring these that are inflicting punitive taxes on tobacco were smart, they would start lowering their tobacco taxes in order to attract businesses away. Can you imagine if PA put their new tax in place and NJ responded by cutting tobacco taxes altogether...CI could just hop across the state line. It's even easier in MA where pretty much the entire state is within an hour's drive of a neighboring state. Those states that cut all tobacco taxes would end up attracting a huge number of business to either open or move there, increasing the revenue to those states through business taxes, personal income taxes, and/or sales taxes. CI should get ready to give Fast Eddie Spendell the middle finger and move to Florida if they put in place the taxes that are being called for. Same with any stores in Massachusetts if that state raises cigar taxes to 100 percent.

If some of the states neighboring these that are inflicting punitive taxes on tobacco were smart, they would start lowering their tobacco taxes in order to attract businesses away. Can you imagine if PA put their new tax in place and NJ responded by cutting tobacco taxes altogether…CI could just hop across the state line. It's even easier in MA where pretty much the entire state is within an hour's drive of a neighboring state. Those states that cut all tobacco taxes would end up attracting a huge number of business to either open or move there, increasing the revenue to those states through business taxes, personal income taxes, and/or sales taxes.

]]> By: Ethan K http://www.stogieguys.com/2010/03/03052010-stogie-guys-friday-sampler-clxxix.html/comment-page-1#comment-101596 Ethan K Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:31:16 +0000 http://www.stogieguys.com/?p=8242#comment-101596 Pennsylvania collects 6% sales tax on C.I.'s in-store sales which adds up to a significant amount of $. A lot of people drive from New York & New Jersey to their "Superstore". Pennsylvania collects 6% sales tax on C.I.'s in-store sales which adds up to a significant amount of $. A lot of people drive from New York & New Jersey to their "Superstore".

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