Comments on: Smokers asked to cough up taxes for Web buys

Michigan sends bills to more than 500 residents for cigarettes purchased tax-free over the Web.

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Is This Legal?

Since when can states charges for out of state shopping? I think the people charged should file a lawsuit, there was no warning that tax would be collected it's too late to charge after the fact.

Come on people, wake up.

[Bill Dautrive]

Sadly, it is

Washington state sometimes goes after washington residents who buy smokes in Idaho and fine them. Washington has a draconian tax on cigarettes and Idaho is much lower.

Funny thing is they don't bust people coming back from an Idaho anus-mart with taxable items. You would think that the government would have more important things to do then harrass honest citizens.

Legal or not

They want you to think it is. Charging people high taxes on cigarettes is BS. I don't see them taxing those rotundus fat people for eating at McDonalds, or those savvy, stuck up snobs that drink starbucks every morning. No no no. BLAME THE SMOKERS! CAST THEM OUT AND STEAL THEIR MONEY!

If you don't like smoking then don't smoke. Easy as that. 2nd-hand smoke is not as hazardous as once believed.

And besides...who the hell wants to go to a good bar and drink and socialize without smoking?