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by crackerjack
on Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:39 pm |
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THE GOOD SHIP Rhode Island is listing ever deeper into deficits, making it agonizingly hard to get the state righted, safe above water.
After hiking the tax, the politicians expected (or said they expected) to reap $26.3 million in cigarette taxes over July and August. Instead, they took in $23.5 million — up from last year’s $20.5 million, but still $2.8 less than forecast.
In other words, the pols hiked cigarette taxes by 40 percent, but only increased revenues by 15 percent, far below projections.
http://www.projo.com/opinion/columnists/content/CL_achorn22_09-22-09_2LFOSKH_v17.3f8df59.html |
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by Pete Gatti
on Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:12 pm |
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| And the insane thing is they'll raise cig taxes again thinking that will solve the problem. |
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by gilster
on Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:42 pm |
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Rhode Island legislature are Morons....
At most, it takes 40 minutes to go to another state and buy cigarettes.
New Hampshire isn't that far away - Rhode Trip - lol |
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