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despite being an ardent anti-tax Republican, I’m all for the beverage tax, just like the smoking tax.
A. Most importantly, I don’t buy either. PS it’s a sugar tax, not a beverage tax.
B. It’ll get people to stop consuming what’s bad for them.
C. It minimizes raises on other taxes that DO affect me.
Rob;
If I am not mistaken, cigarettes are about $2/pack cheaper in Jersey.
does anyone know how much cigarettes are in new jersey? what about california? i’d ask my grandmother to mail me them from south carolina, but for some reason that seems sketchy to me, plus she only recently found out i smoked and got really mad at me.
*rob*
“the plain white v-necked Banana Republic tee”
Not inexpensive.
Emily, darling, if you are reading the OT, you need to go fix up some less-than-perfect reporting over in the 232 Court Street thread, PLEASE!!
Ceriello Electric actually called when they were on the way and arrived on time. As much as he could do, he couldn’t find anything that would have tripped the main breaker but instructed me as to what to do if it persisted but more importantly if it occurred with greater frequency.
$90 wasn’t bad for an emergency call.
there’s only 4 or 5 states in our lovely UNION that is NOT broke.
Pete;
Yes, we see how raising the gas tax has solved NYS’s problem! We’re not broke, are we?
Folks;
Here is what goes on in many households in southern Brooklyn, most of Queens and Staten Island. Almost all folks in these areas have a car. Many live in homes that have storage space. Dad needs to go shopping for a suit. Here is their choice:
-a) take the subway to Manhattan, drag kinds along and lug suit home. Suit will probably cost more in Manhattan and will have a 8.375 sales tax on top of that.
-b) drive to Jersey. Suit costs less, and there is no sales tax. While you are there, you can go to Costoc and fill up, also cheaper than in Manhattan. One can stock up and load it in the car. While there, fill up with cheaper gas, and buy some butts while you’re at it.
What choice do you think they will make?
If this tax passes, expect them to add soda to the list of things they will buy at Costco.
Our idiotic leadership in Albany thinks that people have no options and will just pay the taxes. Rather than make the tough call on reforming civil-service wages and benefits, they once again try to soak the taxpayers. How did that work out with the tax increases they passed last year?