Cigarette Tax Stamps

What bills do Americans pay? What state are you in?
In the UK we pay -



*income tax & ntional insurance (directly from our wages/salaries) graduated from 22% up depending on how much you earn.

*stamp duty on property

*council tax (graduated depending on where you live)

*excise tax/duty on foriegn products

*road tax (on vehicles - graduated on engine size)

*inheritence tax (on anything we inherit over about £250k)

*Road/bridge/tunnel tolls

*goods & service tax or VAT 17.5% (supposedly Value Added Tax) on anything brought in shops and any services (bills, etc) - businesses can claim this back

*TV Licence (anyone who owns a TV or radio)

*IRS (inland revenue service) - taxing our leftovers

*watercraft registration/boat tax

*vehicle license registration tax

*fuel permit tax

*fishing licence tax

*Gift tax

*building permit tax

*cigarette/alcohol tax - stamp duty (as well as VAT)

*corporate income tax (employer tax) approx. 40%



not to mention all the hidden taxes, such as court fines, traffic fines, and many more.....
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Well, here in Michigan, I pay:



Income Tax-state level

Sales Tax-state level

Social Security Tax-federal

Income Tax-federal

property tax-state

gasoline tax-state and federal

registration tax on any vehicle-state

communications tax on cell phone- federal

cigarette tax-state

alcohol tax-state



there are probably more that I pay that I don't know are taxes too.

energy tax-state (and maybe federal?)

fishing liscense tax-state



A new advertisement from a grocery store is causing concern. The promotion basically offers to accept food stamps in exchange for cigarettes and ...