Recent tax increases by the City of Chicago has resulted in large numbers of smokers purchasing cigarettes from online wholesalers and traveling across county and state lines to purchase cigarettes. The tax will eventually show city officials that increasing taxes on cigarettes simply shifts buying patterns of cigarette smokers to other less expensive options.
The internet is one of the most popular methods of buying wholesale cigarettes. The option has become popular due to the ease at which buyers can order online and receive their cigarettes at home. Another option for many is to simply travel to lower tax states or to purchase from Native American cigarette stores if they live within a reasonable distance from these sovereign territories. Most cigarette smokers in high tax areas such as New York, Washington, Maine, Michigan, and Hawaii have considered online purchases of cigarettes simply to afford the cost of cigarettes. A typical package of USA made cigarettes purchased from a wholesaler over the internet can range from $2.50 - $3.00 per pack, compared to $6 - $8 per pack in most high tax states.
Governmental bodies claim the continuing increase in taxes is meant to curb demand. Most however realize that cigarette taxes account for a large portion of operating budgets and that the increase in cigarette taxes often coincides with budget constraints in local or state coffers. Canada, who long held some of the highest cigarette taxes, shifted policy away form increasing taxes in order to collect more taxes. How can this be? Lowering taxes actually enabled more smokers to purchase locally rather than over the internet thus enabling the government to collect more taxes, not less. In the USA, the trend is in the opposite direction, increasing taxes incrementally and thus forcing cigarette smokers to choose alternative methods such as buying wholesale cigarettes online and thus leaving the tax collectors with nothing. Visit Wholesale American Smokes at www.wholesaleamericansmokes.com for more information on wholesale cigarette prices.
