How dumb can thing get

[Animl-AW]

This is how stupid things have gotten.
A pack of cigs in IN is $10.40 now.

Or

You can buy a $60 cig packer, a bag of tobaco and cig tubes for $10, and make your own for 75 cents per pack. Same exact product.

1.5 cartons for $10 to pack your own
1 pack for $10.40 at a store
($104 per carton)

[knorB]

This is how stupid things have gotten.
A pack of cigs in IN is $10.40 now.

Or

You can buy a $60 cig packer, a bag of tobaco and cig tubes for $10, and make your own for 75 cents per pack. Same exact product.

1.5 cartons for $10 to pack your own
1 pack for $10.40 at a store

Now reason out why that is...

[Animl-AW]

Now reason out why that is...

Because its all taxes on a pack.
A bag and tubes is just normal sales tax

Brilliance

Edit: a pack in Chicago is $18, or 75cents to pack your own

[knorB]

you almost got it.

[AKKuya]

Is it an attempt to get people stop smoking by making it more expensive?  Lazy people won't take the time to roll their cigarettes.

[Animl-AW]

you almost got it.

I don’t need to get it
I passed 4th grade math

[Animl-AW]

Is it an attempt to get people stop smoking by making it more expensive?  Lazy people won't take the time to roll their cigarettes.

True enough

Only takes 5 min to make a pack

I don’t promote smoking, even tho I do.

Just sayin (tm Pasha)

[Animl-AW]

Even more stupid

Go for a physical with my new doctor

“ well, your blood flow sounds excellent, lungs sound real good, …I think your lungs were just made for smoking.”

<blank stare>

ok you’re fired, even I’m not that stupid. Never went back.

He makes a lot more money if I get cancer

Stupid is the new fad

[Kini]

Gave up smoking over 30 years ago because I was terrified of lung cancer. Lost a friend to small cell lung cancer and I saw the pain she went through the last few months. Scary.

[Animl-AW]

My habit is fading now that I’m retired.
It really cranked up when you could smoke inside
Being on stage for concerts, the adrenaline was so hot I’d rip through 1 pack in one concert time 90-180 min. Sick. Never realized until it was over and a pack was empty  I was 2-3 packs a day. Same thing when I was programming, prolly didn’t actually smoke half of them.

Down to .5-1 now. No effort its just fading.

[FLOOB]

The gubmit makes billions in tax revenues from cigarettes, you really think they’re eager for smoking to go away? We’re going to make vices go away by earning money from their trade. Yeah that’s the ticket

[AKKuya]

The more they tax this.  The higher the crime rate in stealing.

[Animl-AW]

The more they tax this.  The higher the crime rate in stealing.

Oh ya, robbin cig stores is a thing.

Used to stand outside for a cig at work in Chitcago. During one cig 5 people on the sidewalk would ask for one. Leave them in view in your car, they would absolutely break that window to get em.

Its more of a revenue stream than getting people to quit. If everyone quit the state gov would lose that tax revenue, that they probably embezzle. Its a medical revenue stream too. Too many fingers in the pie for them to actually want you to quit. IMO

[icepac]

Good thing they weren't successful getting rid of fossil fuels or they would need to sell/tax more cigarettes.

[Eagler]

No one I know smokes cigarettes these days...

Good luck kicking it Animl-AW 

Eagler