If you are a common US citizen seeking reasonable ways of buying your favorite smokes without going bankrupt this essay is strongly recommended for your sake!
Contents:
Introduction
Interstate Trade from the States with Low Taxes
Interstate Trade from Indian Reservation
International Trade - Stores Located Out of the USA
SAVINGS COMPARISON
Conclusions
The advocacy group Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids calculates that 31 states have increased taxes since January 2002 with the average tax rate skyrocketing by 68 percent during that time. In New York City, state and local taxes alone on a carton of cigarettes now total $30, more than the entire cost of a carton in almost all of the internet stores.
At a hearing in May 2003 in the U.S. House of Representatives, politicians warned that Internet tobacco sales will exceed $5 billion in 2005 and states will lose $1.4 billion in tax revenues as a result.
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