The Legislature on Monday night narrowly approved boosting the state’s tax on cigarettes by an additional $1.60 – to a national-high $4.35 of taxes per pack.
So you know how much a pack of cigs is gonna cost a Williamsburg Hipster? $12-$13 for 20 smokes of Americans or Pall Malls. Include a 6-er of microbrews, or a few PBRs at worst….and you’re looking at a minimum $20+ a night to have any fun. Your post-college coffee shop or retail employment cannot cover these exorbitant prices.
If this wasn’t enough to make a grown Hipster cry, candy cigarettes are officially banned from being sold in America. So not only have NYC Hipsters lost a reason to live, but they also just had their childhood stolen from them.
Now, 8-12 year old kids will have to feel cool by smoking actual cigarettes. Thanks, America. You’ve just forced another generation to start stealing money from their parents and start smoking at 10 years old. Just to be cool. And the tobacco companies win again.
