Borror: Before he taxed your beer, he wanted to tax your cigarettes
Posted by AWB in Congressional RacesEven though this was defeated in the house, State Representative Borror voted for it.
Feb 20, 2007
In a narrow 12-11 vote, the House Ways and Means Committee today approved a 25-cent cigarette tax increase to pay for a health insurance plan for the working poor. House Bill 1008, sponsored by Rep. Charlie Brown, D-Gary, now moves to the full House for amendments and a vote.
The votes:
Yes
Bill Crawford, D-Indianapolis; Lawrence Buell, R-Indianapolis; Randy L. Borror, R-Fort Wayne; Rob Cherry, R-Greenfield; Dan Leonard, R-Huntington; Dennis T. Avery, D-Evansville; John Day, D-Indianapolis; Sheila Klinker, D-Lafayette; Carolene Mays, D-Indianapolis; Win Moses, D-Fort Wayne; Steven R. Stemler, D-Jeffersonville; Peggy Welch, D-Bloomington.No
Richard McClain, R-Logansport; Bob Kuzman, D-Crown Point; Kreg Battles, D-Vincennes; William Cochran, D-New Albany; Jeff Espich, R-Uniondale; Jeff Thompson, R-Lizton; P. Eric Turner, R-Marion; Ron Herrell, R-Kokomo; Clyde Kersey, D-Terre Haute; Dennis Tyler, D-Muncie; Terry Goodin, D-Crothersville.Excused or absent
Phyllis Pond, R-New Haven; Bill Davis, R-Portland.
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If they DON’T have the balls to ban cigarettes and alcohol and fast food – but DO feel entitled to tax us to death to pay for those who indulge, then its fair enough that the idiots who use/drink/eat them can contribute by paying a “sin tax.”