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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1925)
Facts About Taxes on Cigarettes TO the general public, we believe it will be surpris ing to learn that nearly half of tchat they pay for cigarettes goes to the government for taxes. The internal revenue stamp on a package of twenty Lucky Strike cigarettes costs you six cents. On a 75c tin of one hun dred the revenue stamp costs you thirty cents. So nearly one half of what you pay for cigarettes ta spent by you for taxes. This is certainly the heaviest tax on an article of daily and universal consumption. The Tobacco Industry and Taxes The aggregate tax paid by the tobacco business is with one exception, income taxes, the largest item of internal revenue the federal government re ceives. I>ast (fiscal) year ft amounted to $309,014,050.84. Of this enormous amount of monev the cigarette industry paid $182,715,735.93, or nearly two-thirds of the total tax paid by the entire tobacco business. We believe you will appreci ate that when nearly fifty cents of every dollar paid by you for cigarettes goes to the government, you must receive in cigarettes a value m return for your money that is rarely given in any commodity. That the public appreciates this great value is shown by the enormous increase in the con sumption of cigarettes. Our reasons for this tax free offer We know this offer induces men to try Lucky Strikes—it "Wins More Friends.” We know that a large per centage of those who get ac quainted with Lucky Strikes adopt them. This isn't philanthropy nor propaganda—just good busi ness. as you’ll agree. The offer is limited. We can not afford to keep it up. We make it generous, to attract attention. Super-quality k Only by immense volume can we produce such an aristocratic cigarette as Lucky Strike at such a democratic price. Its quality is supreme be cause it has that costly extra process, toasting, which im proves the flavor and adds to the taste of even the finest tobaccos that are used in Lucky Strikes. Cleanliness and Care in Manufacture Every Lucky Strike factory 1* a model of sanitation. Road how Alfred W. McCann, the noted food export, describe* one of our factorieet "White wall* and ceiling*, floors a* clean a* freshly chiseled marble, cutting machines and wrapping machines that take away from the human hand all detail and leava nothing to the human supervision but the watch fulness of trained eyas." • • • • • We know a trial will makr you ft permanent customer of ours. I To Win More Friends ® 10O Lucky Strikes TAX FREE We invite every smoker in this city to take advantage of this startling offer. We’ve told you about Lucky Strike superiority. Your friends have told you. Now know for yourself the value of the toasting process! We make this proposition to win more friends: • The regular price of a tin of 100 Lucky Strikes is 150 •You pay the dealer only 450 We pay the Government Tax of 300 a . iir as the dealer*! allotment ACt V^UlCkly, ftt this price is limited. Get one tin [<T‘^£nt0] for home or for office. nri wiH be in effect when the dealer’s 1 he regular price supply on this offer is sold. Smoke these 100 Lucky Strikes. Then you’ll know how the 45 minute toasting process adds to the flavor and improves the taste.