Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle says cigarette tax is designed to get people to quit smoking

[Robinhood]

I agree with Dan. When I started smoking back in the 80's, it was all about Marb miles and Camel bucks. The gov didn't seem to mind then. Now that 1 out of 5 people in this country is hooked on this addictive chemical, they jack up the tax. It's alot like dealing drugs if you think about it. The first one is free, but once they've got you it's time to pay. They have no intention of getting people to quit. Why don't they excessivly tax fast food? It's not chemically addictive. People would eat something else.

[Doyle Sucks]

Thanks for your blog! I have had enough of Jim Doyle myself! Please take a look at my Flush the Doylet 2010 T-shirts and lets get this guy out of office!
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[Northwoods]

Psd in WI wrote:

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What a MORON! Why don't they just out law smoking? OH ya right the government makes all them $$$$ off of the taxes. More than any bodie else. If the did then they would have to cut all the commy/socialist programs that the tax pays for. On second thought I like the idea,let all them lazy libb's pay for their own bills.

I figured we should put a tax on Doyles brain,but we would have been bankrupt the day he took office.

[gone]

Mari Monsen wrote:

Who do we go to to protest the cigarette tax hike?

doyles house

[heyyouitsme]

If the purpose of the cigarette tax is to get people to quit smoking, wouldn't it make sense to use that tax to fund programs to help people to quit?? This tax is just a way for Doyle to take money from people with an addiction, he could couldn't care less about smokers.

[heyyouitsme]

If you would like to get involved in getting Doyle out of office you can go to recalldoyle.com . They need people to sign their petition.

[PTF]

The proposed tax that will take effect on Sept 1 is suppose to be kind of like a health tax, meaning your paying for increase the health risk to other people for your smoking. Well, if this is the case then we should be able to smoke anywhere, right, wrong. Jim Doyle, you suck as our governor and taxes have gone up on everything, from hunting to license plates. Guarantee, you will not be governor the next go around. How much are you skimming off the top Doyle? Your pockets are full already, let the next politician have some of our money. Have you noticed that the Midwest is becoming an expensive place to live, businesses and people are moving, wake up!!!

[Anndee]

Mari Monsen wrote:

Who do we go to to protest the cigarette tax hike?

There are tea parties going on July 4th in the cities of Manitowoc, Germantown, La Crosse, Superior, Fort Atkinson, Antigo, Mayville, Wausau, Eagle River, New Richmond, Janesville, and in Vernon and Burnett county. Please take an hour or two to attend and celebrate our heritage with patriots like yourself. For more information, please go to the events page on www.fightbackwisconsin.com .

THE 4TH OF JULY

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who
signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured
before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving
in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the
Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were
farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but
they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the
penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of
Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the
seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his
debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move
his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and
his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and
poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer,
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At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British
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He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was
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Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed
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John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13
children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to
waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning
home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. Some of us take
these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't.

[Anndee]

heyyouitsme wrote:

If you would like to get involved in getting Doyle out of office you can go to recalldoyle.com . They need people to sign their petition.

It sounds like he is feeling the pressure.
Rumors that he may resign

[elvis]

doyale sucks as governor always increasing tax on everything

[whatever]

I agree with spurs09..however that is only one of a million of the "I dont understand what the F&^%.. happened to our country and why the majority of citizens are sheep? But as for this topic, what is it going to take for everyone to stand up and become"The Revolution" ...this country needs to plow itself into the ocean and rebuild our society with rules and regulations that make sense. Only the rich people dont care about all these taxes, charges, sur-charges, added fees...and all the other BS money making schemes the government places on our shoulders. Get rid of war, military(without a military worldwide) totally uncalled for, and educate people, and push people to use the talents they have instead of sitting on welfare, doing drugs and getting dumber and dumber each and every year. None of this society makes any sense at all. So in the short of it... they will keep raising taxes, keep increasing you cigarette prices and liquor prices and keep drugs illegal and keep throwing everyone in prison. Hey welcome to the real world. And the best thing people..no matter what anyone thinks NOT one of us can do anything about it. NOT anyone!!! Truth hurts but hey thats what it is. Unless the government falls and a real system is put in place(when hell freezes over) live with it!! Support your local congressman,support our president..lol

[Anndee]

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Joe the Plumber to Attend Taxpayer Tea Party

Greenville Lions Park
Hwy 96 & Hwy 76 (Near Appleton)

Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Speakers include: Joe the Plumber, James Steineke, Fox Vally Initiative, Pat Snyder, WSAU Radio, Pastor David King, Melika Willoughby, Yuri Maltsev, Linda Hansen from Wisconsin Prosperity Network, Mark Block, State Director, Americans for Prosperity, plus the leadership of the Tea Parties from around the state, and more.

3:00 -5:00 PM

Sponsored by Fox Valley Initiative
Co-Sponsored by Americans for Prosperity

Register to attend and be eligible for scholarships to be awarded for to attend the 3rd Annual Defending the American Dream Summit <http://defendingthedream.org/beta/>to be held in Washington, D.C. on October 2nd and 3rd. Register to attend Taxpayer Tea Party to be held on Sunday, July 19th by clicking on link on left side of web page.

If bus service will be provided to the Taxpayer Tea Party on Sunday, July 19th, it will be announced here on Tuesday morning. Information on pickup locations, cost and schedules will be posted here.

[Anndee]

heyyouitsme wrote:

If the purpose of the cigarette tax is to get people to quit smoking, wouldn't it make sense to use that tax to fund programs to help people to quit?? This tax is just a way for Doyle to take money from people with an addiction, he could couldn't care less about smokers.

So they legalize pot?

[Free_America]

Comrade Doyle throws in the towel.
http://banthebanwisconsin.wordpress.com/2009/...