Big Tobacco has purchased a few congressweasels, but smokers themselves are simply ignored. It's time to emulate our forefathers and throw our own little tea party. This time, instead of flipping tea or legislators into the water, the appropriate response is to flip an obscene gesture toward Albany and cheat on tobacco taxes as much as possible. Rather than dress up like Indians, smokers should visit Indian reservations. With shipping, name brand smokes are available for about twenty-five dollars a carton.
Generic brands are as little as twelve dollars.
Smokers should also consider some of the brands made and marketed by Native Americans, such as Omaha. At twelve bucks a carton you can afford to experiment. The quickest and easiest way to visit a reservation is through the Internet. You can, from the comfort of your home, point and click your way to tax-free smokes. Here's a few URLs to get you started.