But now that I have calmed down from my earlier state of disgust, why not. Americans dont really care about anyone except themselves anyway. I really wish the people of this country would look around at the people around them, and if they surround themselves with wealthy people maybe they should take a look beyond that nose they keep stuck up in the air. How do you feel? Are you pissed off a little too? Do you maybe feel a little guilty that you have not done more to help people around you? Just maybe you are one of the few who do care about your fellow man and have given when you could. I really dont give a rats ass if anyone reads it. Currently the tax of pipe tobacco is just over  a pound, which makes it about $30 for a one-pound bag total, cost. I bet you are even one of those who see a homeless person on the street and have some smart ass remark to make, instead of having some compassion and just giving them a couple of lousy dollars that you would never miss. Believe it or not it will be a bright spot in their usual sad and hopeless day. So with the increase in tobacco prices the tobacco companies started labeling the lower grade tobacco as pipe tobacco to keep the price lower.

I know if you are one of those people out there making a little ole $50,000 or $75,000 a year you may be able to afford one of the fixer-uppers on the market. Well, one change anyway, TAXES! Oh sure he promised to lower income taxes for lower income families, which he did. I feel better now. I really dont have any faith that anyone will. I am rather disappointed to say that I am 49 years old, single Of course and I share a year-old mobile home with my 81-year-old Mother. The new tax increase proposed would be; now hold on, it would be $24. I dont own an automobile or a bicycle, roller skates, or uni-cycle.Now for the good news for all of you roll your own folks such as myself. I have failed miserably at that by the way. TAXES! With the last increase pipe tobacco was excluded. And all of the folks bitching about taxing people who make over $300,000 a year? Where are these poor unfortunate people? Personally I dont even know anyone who makes  a week! And if I did I would not feel sorry for them getting hit with a little 4% or 5% tax hike. What ever happened to the old adage charity starts at home?Okay. Sure lets send all our charity to Haiti so their corrupt gov. No one even dropped a $1 bill into the ole PayPal account. But since he has been in office a mere 13 months, the price of tobacco products has almost doubled.

But I do ask you this. I do have to mention the $125 a month in food stamps we get. You see my situation is that I have been unemployed for over a year now. 13th of this year it has been proposed in the dark corridors of Washington that pipe tobacco should be taxed like regular tobacco. I thought after 8 years of a Republican running our country, or maybe I should say running it into the ground, that we needed change and Obama might just make some! 1/2"-8" new type octagonal ball valve Well I must say he has. God forbid we educate our children as God wanted us to. Maybe you feel good about that? Well if you are one of those, God bless you and I wish you all of the blessings possible.What the hell is this about? What country am I living in? Is America a place where the government can double the cost of a LEGAL product that Millions of Americans use every day? I guess so.Yes, this is America and I still have a little pride left for the old girl, but I am really starting to have my doubts.I dont even want to get started on all of the JOBS we were supposed to start seeing, or even the ridiculous price of a new home in this country. People in this country need help too. People dont read their bible like they used to, others dont want that kind of thing in our schools. Lets just concentrate on teaching them how to make lots of money to give the government and the rest they can hoard for themselves. Not any better off financially, but better. Obama won our most recent presidential election. As of Jan. These are our elected officials taking it on themselves to decide what is best for our health and economy. I tested this recently by putting up a web page asking for donations from anyone who was a little better off than me.yolasite.

I was rather happy when Mr. But today I was just a little pissed off and wanted to blow off a little steam. My Mother and myself are like 30% of Americans, WE SMOKE! If you dont, well good for you! But we do.78 a pound!That would bring the cost up to about a lb. My Mother and myself will survive without help from anyone.I have been drawing unemployment for the last 13 months, and it is about to run out.First off I would like to say that I am by no means a Professional writer I have written maybe 10 different articles on various things, all trying to promote some product or service where I may make an affiliate commission.com you can go there if you want. Oh yeah, I did not mention that for the last 13 months we have resorted to rolling our own cigarettes. Love thy neighbor, just dont help him out when he finds himself on hard times. Hell, I have no shame left. Now I hear all the non-smokers saying, Well you dont have to smoke, it is your choice Aside from it not being completely my choice since I am an addict, it is also my choice to eat T-bone steak (Which I have not done for a long time)Does that make it okay for the government to say People who like to indulge in eating prime meat should help pay off our deficit and tax it also 100%? I guess if they choose to do so we cant do anything about it. I guess there is no one out there that went to it that was doing any better. This is where my pissed off attitude comes into play. If you dont help me out, maybe the next time you see that dirty homeless person on the street you can give them one of your precious dollar bills.Well I am feeling a little better after this bitch session. can steal it like they have been doing for years. It is not like these types of deals are out for a public vote. Tell me.Did I write this with the motive of getting you to give me some money? Well to be honest, no. I have the web page at. My little family of two had a gross income last year of just over with just about half going just to pay rent. But sometimes just surviving is a hard thing to deal with.