American Tobacco Industry Is Suffering A Rapid Decline

America's Largest Export, now going up in smoke?

It is interesting to note that, while the American Economy is sliding deeper into the Economic Abyss, America's largest domestic industry - single-handedly responsible for most of its few remaining exports - is being actively pursued and destroyed by our own State and Federal Governments. Of course, I am speaking of the American Tobacco Industry, which: employed nearly one in five Americans during its heyday, contributed vastly to America's untold economic wealth, and benefited thousands of other equally integrated and related American businesses. Regardless of how we may [honestly] feel about "The Habit Of Smoking," people have a right to their personal freedoms and a certain percentage of individuals will always continue to exercise them - even if they must grow their own!

First, came the Multi-Billion Dollar Lawsuits being levied against America's "Big Five Tobacco Manufacturers" - which doubled the wholesale costs of all American Made Cigarettes and made foreign cigarette manufacturing more economically viable and increasingly competitive. Let's face it, a five to seven dollar per carton pricing advantage isn't merely chump change on a ten to twelve dollar product - which is in tight international demand! Consequently, almost half of the nations on Earth are now enjoying their own Domestic Tobacco Industries. Nor, did it take very long, for them to enter: "The American Market," as well. Pricing has always been a very strong inducement for consumers - particularly for those of significantly expensive personal habits.

Tobacco Users Are Wizening Up To Tobacco Tax Abuse

America's Second Class Citizens fight back.

As our National Economy worsens, an increasing number of cash strapped State Legislatures are looking toward: Cigarettes, Cigars, Dips, Snuffs, and other Tobacco Products as a means of continuing to fund their excessively overblown State budgets. After all, Tobacco Users are now an easily discriminated against minority - politically speaking - and there appears to be no real downside to those who would unfairly target them for Excessive and Abusive Taxation! But, is this truly the case? Are America's Smokers and other Tobacco Users just merely helpless sycophants, to be financially enslaved by their condescending and arrogant political brothers?  

Apparently Not... because, America's Second Class Citizens are now fighting back against this ever growing political tide - in numerous ways! While some are still driving to nearby "Lower Taxed States" to buy the legally maximum twelve cartons [every couple of months], and still others are buying them online from Non-Taxed Indian Reservations, a rapidly growing minority are now buying their Tobacco in bulk and rolling their own [at home]. From around $14.00 to $20.00 per pound of Bulk Tobacco, a person can make approximately 2.5 cartons of cigarettes - in very short order. While the unused Tobacco stays perfectly fresh in the fridgerator, almost indefinitely. After all, it already comes in a: Vacuum Sealed, Zipper Lock, and Stay Fresh Bag - from the local, or even online supplier.