Did Everyone See The New USPS Tobacco Shipping Policy?

pektel · 09-07-2010, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mobarbq

God save us from a government that thinks it needs to protect us from everything. Like with so many other issues, first they have to enlist the news media to create a "crisis", then there they are to protect us by new laws.

Quoted for truth. Though this is nearing the line of political discussion, and we all know how that ends.

icehog3 · 09-07-2010, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by pektel

Quoted for truth. Though this is nearing the line of political discussion, and we all know how that ends.

Yup.

ninjavanish · 09-07-2010, 10:59 AM

Actually what it boils down to is they weren't able to tax said "cigarette traffic" due to online cigarette stores and places outside the US shipping 1000's of "counterfeit" cigarettes into the country undetected. Some laced with poisons and various other bad things that we obviously don't want people smoking. Whatever.

To be honest, I think it's a load of bureaucratic you-know-what. I don't really care about cigarettes anyway... but I do think they should be allowed to operate unhindered by a government who has gone overboard on regulating. Obviously some rules must be maintained and enforced but come on... when does it become too much?

If they could figure out a way to collect the taxes from it I guarantee you this would be a different story.

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ninjavanish Feeling at Home Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Trust me, your humi isn't big enough. Posts: 507 Trading: (16)	Re: Did Everyone See The New USPS Tobacco Shipping Policy? Actually what it boils down to is they weren't able to tax said "cigarette traffic" due to online cigarette stores and places outside the US shipping 1000's of "counterfeit" cigarettes into the country undetected. Some laced with poisons and various other bad things that we obviously don't want people smoking. Whatever. To be honest, I think it's a load of bureaucratic you-know-what. I don't really care about cigarettes anyway... but I do think they should be allowed to operate unhindered by a government who has gone overboard on regulating. Obviously some rules must be maintained and enforced but come on... when does it become too much? If they could figure out a way to collect the taxes from it I guarantee you this would be a different story.