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Good measures to discourage smoking

posted by adventurer02 on October 3, 2015 at 10:35 AM | link to this | reply

solbuilder
Indeed!!!

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 18, 2009 at 10:10 AM | link to this | reply

sam
If you are addicted to alcohol, it is considered a sickness.

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 18, 2009 at 10:10 AM | link to this | reply

Re: TIMMYTALES
It may be time for me to join the reformed!!

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 18, 2009 at 10:09 AM | link to this | reply

Re: No they are going to legalise dope so they can tax that
Now that is something that is long overdue!!

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 18, 2009 at 10:08 AM | link to this | reply

myrrhage
Exactly! I don't feel stimulated at all

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 18, 2009 at 10:08 AM | link to this | reply

Re: If cigarettes are such the public health hazard they say it is...
They actually feel that those of us that smoke are beyond help. They say the taxes are to educate teens about the evils of smoking.

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 18, 2009 at 10:07 AM | link to this | reply

Re: TT
I am thinking that it is time for a new habit!!

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 18, 2009 at 9:49 AM | link to this | reply

taps
Paying taxes is one thing, taxes on smokes are 300 to 400 percent

posted by TIMMYTALES on March 18, 2009 at 9:49 AM | link to this | reply

you got that right

posted by Star5_ on March 18, 2009 at 6:46 AM | link to this | reply

Its all ridiculous!

posted by Soul_Builder101 on March 18, 2009 at 12:12 AM | link to this | reply

It makes no sense to tax the heck out of an addiction! Quite a paradox! sam

posted by sam444 on March 17, 2009 at 8:58 PM | link to this | reply

TIMMYTALES
Well enjoy your smokes man, they are lik $10:00 a pack here and I quit 2 years ago but still miss them like heck. But, now that I've had the heart attack I suppose I wouldn't start again even if Kabu wasn't here....

posted by WileyJohn on March 17, 2009 at 8:54 PM | link to this | reply

No they are going to legalise dope so they can tax that

posted by Kabu on March 17, 2009 at 8:46 PM | link to this | reply

Re: RIGHT ON, Metalrat ! I concur totally.
Thank you, Cricket! xoxoxo

posted by metalrat on March 17, 2009 at 7:30 PM | link to this | reply

My husband and I get the giggles every time we hear the words "stimulus package".  I mean... come ON.

posted by myrrhage on March 17, 2009 at 7:01 PM | link to this | reply

RIGHT ON, Metalrat ! I concur totally.

posted by hazel_st_cricket on March 17, 2009 at 6:56 PM | link to this | reply

If cigarettes are such the public health hazard they say it is...
...then why don't they just outlaw the manufacture and sale of them?
They're taxing them out of existence anyway!
It has become big business to use public health as an excuse to increase revenue through raising the taxes on those few pleasures that the common folk can afford, like cigarettes and booze.
If they outlaw what they say is such a health menace, they won't be able to tax it, and they tax it, because they say it's a health menace, which begs the question...is it the responsibilty of the government to profit from public health hazards or to outlaw their manufacture to protect the public?
I would think protecting the public would be a higher priority, but, instead they profit, while the common folk pay.

posted by metalrat on March 17, 2009 at 6:50 PM | link to this | reply

TT
LOL! I always knew I made the right decision when I quit smoking, a long time ago actually...But I'm already paying enough taxes on my booze - any more, and you'll see me starting a revolt...

posted by Nautikos on March 17, 2009 at 4:34 PM | link to this | reply

People have always hated paying taxes on anything.  But, it will never end. 

posted by TAPS. on March 17, 2009 at 10:28 AM | link to this | reply