During the campaign:
“Not any of your taxes!”
Today:
The cigarette excise tax that tobacco companies must pay the federal government rose Wednesday by 61.6 cents per pack, or $6.16 per carton. The tax now comes to about $10.10 per carton, or $1.01 per pack.
According to Gallup:
Looks like a pretty substantial tax increase, especially for those with the lowest incomes.
I’m beginning to wonder if when the Keynesians talk about the “multiplier effect,” they are referring to the number of times that people will need to spend the $12 per week that they got just to pay for the “No tax increases” that Obama promised.
And him being a liar is a surprise to who? He’s a freakin’ politician….his lips move….he’s lying!