More NY Cigarette Tax = More Crime

cigarette tax New state tax on cigarettes appears to be a factor in a spike in crime in New York

Despite the hopes of law enforcement officials that smokers remain law abiding citizens, we have seen a rather dramatic increase in crimes related to the theft of individual packs and entire cartons of smokes.

posted Sep 11th, 2010 by deived

stephenv

Not surprising… the state said a few weeks ago that they expected violence from this. There’s a story of self-fulfilling prophecy here.
- stephenv
  
  Here’s the story: http://hammeroftruth.com/2010/violence-expected-new-yorks-government-cowboys-raise-4-35-in-taxes-from-tobacco-selling-indians/
http://pauliecannoli.wordpress.com/author/pauliecannoli/ paulie

Government theft inspires private theft.