Holy smokes! Man charged 23 quadrillion dollars for cigarettes
Wed, Jul 15 2009 at 1:38 PM EST
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Photo: aresauburn/Flickr Across America, the cost of a pack of cigarettes has risen substantially over the years to help curb consumption and raise funds for various education and health initiatives. For Josh Muszynski, however, his latest purchase of a pack in New Hampshire might as well have funded the world economy for the next decade.
After checking his checking account statement, Muszynski was shocked to see a stunning $23,148,855,308,184,500 (twenty-three quadrillion, one hundred forty-eight trillion, eight hundred fifty-five billion, three hundred eight million, one hundred eighty-four thousand, five hundred dollars) charge for cigarettes he bought at a gas station.
One phone call, and several hours later, Bank Of America was able to reverse the charge -- and the hilarious $15 fee that came with it.
Hey, if such a tax helps fund health care and renewable energy projects, I'm all for it. But perhaps we could start with $50 packs first?
Source: MSNBC
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Comments(3)
Posted By keith - Thu, Jul 16 2009 at 1:30 AM ESTtax on tax
As of July Florida added a dollar + tax on a pack of smokes..so why do we pay additional tax on the tax yes sales tax on the new dollar tax........
Posted By Anonymous - Wed, Jul 15 2009 at 4:21 PM ESTgetting his money's worth?
Those had better be damn good smokes...
OMG
That number is probably his Credit card number, whoever is working at the till was probably too dumb to know how to work the machine, and punched in his credit card number! LOL