connecticut: so what is this all about? what are lucys and what s it all about? it s all about taxes. it s about the tremendous tax that you see right now on cigarettes in new york city. it s the second most expensive place in the country to buy cigarettes in terms of taxes. almost $6.86. in taxes on every single pack. that s federal, state and local taxes. right. boosted up. so these guys sell cigarettes on the street without the taxes. right. cuts about half of the money out. so you can buy it much cheaper on the street. that s right. this case a local owner that reported the fact that somebody was outside selling loose cigarettes and of course police have a big incentive to crack down on this because it s the state and city losing money. it s revenue. the guy had 31 arrests so he wasn t new to this thing. right. letter number two:
propane delivery truck may have been involved. just one week from the official kickoff of the holiday shopping season. walmart employees in ohio staged a one-day strike. workers at a store in cincinnati are demanding a living wage of at least $15 an hour. and more reliable hours. a new report by a public health lawyer finds nationwide walmart workers rely on more than $6 billion a year in public assistance. some good news and bad news for drivers this thanksgiving holiday. the price of gas is at least at a five-year low averaging $2.86 a gallon, down by about a quarter a gallon from a month ago. the bad news, highways will be congested. aaa estimates 46.3 million americans will hit the roads over the holiday for trips over 50 miles. the most in seven years. a professional athlete has now filed bankruptcy despite signing a contract worth more than $30 million. his reasoning? my mom and daddy did it. when he signed that deal, jack johnson of the columbus blue
investigation but a leaking propane delivery truck may have been involved. just one week from the official kickoff of the holiday shopping season. walmart employees in ohio staged a one-day strike. workers at a store in cincinnati are demanding a living wage of at least $15 an hour. and more reliable hours. a new report by a public health lawyer finds nationwide walmart workers rely on more than $6 billion a year in public assistance. some good news and bad news for drivers this thanksgiving holiday. the price of gas is at least at a five-year low averaging $2.86 a gallon, down by about a quarter a gallon from a month ago. the bad news, highways will be congested. aaa estimates 46.3 million americans will hit the roads over the holiday for trips over 50 miles. the most in seven years. a professional athlete has now filed bankruptcy despite signing a contract worth more
positive netรง revenue while at the same time the federal government loses $1.86. you know, when you re talking about state officials controlling land as opposed to federal bureaucrats in washington, d.c., it always seems that regardless of states rights, it seems lying the people who are right there would have a better idea what to do with the land than the people who live in the 202 area code. those are the founding principles of our nation, liberty, property, that. consequences. we re seeing the economic and environmental urgency is apparent. to quote the govern from montana of the western governs association last year. cliven bundy, the government says he is owing them $1 million in back
that s where we are, and numbers don t expect to drop anytime soon. in fact, we ve got a map for you to give you the high gas prices across the country, what people are seeing around the nation. of course, is always the highest, but here in the lower 48, california, $4.16, connecticut, $3.9 6, indiana, $3.86, that s all for regular gasoline, so in some cases premium s above $4, again, above $5 here. look at the increase since january 17th. on the 17th of january it was $3.29 a gallon, that was the national average. we re now at $3.74, that s up 44 cents. unbelievable. and when you talk to drivers, they re now just starting to see this, they re starting to realize they don t drive as much in the summertime, and they re not happy about it. your regular joe on the street is just being extorted and milked for anything he can get. it s definitely, it s something we all have to get, um, and it definitely makes a