Ravenwood - 04/05/04 06:00 AM
Cook County Illinois has hiked a local excise tax on cigarettes, giving Chicago the second highest price of cigarettes in the nation. At $6 a pack, they stand right behind New York City's $7 a pack. Of course New York's tax hike has already resulted in several murders as cigarette bootleggers engage in gangland turf wars over illegal cigarette sales. I guess Chicago didn't want to risk losing their crown as the murder capital of America.
Just another illustration of congnitive dissonance - if it didn't work, try it again only harder! Because the basic theory can't be wrong!
Posted by: Kevin Baker at April 5, 2004 8:41 AMvery well said K.
the think that i want to know is - where are the politicians going to get a good chunk of money once they run the tobacco industry out the door - or better yet, who are they going to pick on next?
Posted by: xhoss at April 6, 2004 2:05 AM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
