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SCHIP Re-Packaged!
My good friend Stinkie at CigarBeat has made me aware of new legislation that is bringing back SCHIP in a new package. In short, the original bills which contained SCHIP and a cigar tax increase were legislated under bill #976. As you are aware, this bill was vetoed and later failed to get enough votes to override that veto. So, the Liberal "Do-Gooders" have now packaged this bill under Social Security! Unbelievable! Now, the Democrats can say the conservatives are against the elderly. This is politics at it's finest.
The new bill that you need to follow is H.R. 3963. Please call your congressmen and express your displeasure. The new bill wants to increase your tax to $3 a cigar. As soon as Stinkie posted this on his website, I called my Congressman, Jerry Weller. I spoke with his Communication Director, Andy Fuller and he expressed to me that this bill will not pass as well. The idea of funding any program with a cigar tax is self-defeating. The cigar revenue is not large to begin with and taxing a small market will only shrink that revenue. Therefore any bill that includes a sales tax on cigars will not likely pass. Please read Congressman Weller's Position on SCHIP & Cigar Tax. The following is just a sample of Weller's talking points:
"Democrats plan to pay for their $35 billion expansion of the program with a 61-cent per pack tax on cigarettes. As any 4th grader can tell you, when you raise the price of an item, fewer people will buy it. Cigarette taxes have historically proven to be no different. Thus, Democrats’ plan will produce fewer cigarette smokers, and therefore, fewer people who will help pay for SCHIP. They are cutting off the funding stream for children’s health care before they even start. Furthermore, an analysis by The Heritage Foundation showed that in order to pay for the Democrats’ proposed expansion, the
In short, call your congressmen and tell them to vote down H.R. 3963! Please feel free to express you opinion on this sensitive issue at the New Monkey Forum.
The new bill that you need to follow is H.R. 3963. Please call your congressmen and express your displeasure. The new bill wants to increase your tax to $3 a cigar. As soon as Stinkie posted this on his website, I called my Congressman, Jerry Weller. I spoke with his Communication Director, Andy Fuller and he expressed to me that this bill will not pass as well. The idea of funding any program with a cigar tax is self-defeating. The cigar revenue is not large to begin with and taxing a small market will only shrink that revenue. Therefore any bill that includes a sales tax on cigars will not likely pass. Please read Congressman Weller's Position on SCHIP & Cigar Tax. The following is just a sample of Weller's talking points:
"Democrats plan to pay for their $35 billion expansion of the program with a 61-cent per pack tax on cigarettes. As any 4th grader can tell you, when you raise the price of an item, fewer people will buy it. Cigarette taxes have historically proven to be no different. Thus, Democrats’ plan will produce fewer cigarette smokers, and therefore, fewer people who will help pay for SCHIP. They are cutting off the funding stream for children’s health care before they even start. Furthermore, an analysis by The Heritage Foundation showed that in order to pay for the Democrats’ proposed expansion, the
In short, call your congressmen and tell them to vote down H.R. 3963! Please feel free to express you opinion on this sensitive issue at the New Monkey Forum.
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