My take on it

Posted By: me on 2009-04-02
In Reply to: I thought that the increased - Trigger Happy

I used to smoke (when cigs were 65 cents a pack - wow, does that date me or what). Anyway...I long since quit. I can't stand smoking, I can't breath around it. Some smokers (not all, only some of them) don't care whether or not you can't breath, they'll still smoke while you're trying to eat. Again - NOT ALL, just some. My mom died horrible horrible painful death of lung cancer. But do I think they should tax cigarettes. NO, most definitely not, at least not like their planning to. I would love to see nothing better than to see cigarette companies go under, but this is not right. What's next? If you have more than one door on your house you'll get taxed. If you walk outside your house more than a certain number of times you'll be taxed. I actually heard that some state is trying to implement a law that you have to report how many miles you drive each week and you'll be taxed on that. And my dad told me about some nutbag senator from CT years and years ago tried imposing a "sex" tax. He actually proposed that people had to report how many times they had sex each week and they were going to tax them. Dad said that right there ended his career and his colleagues laughed him right out of the office. It's gotten to a point where they want to know every single little thing we do and they'll tax everything. Funny how none of this ever affects them (congress, house, senate, president, bankers, wall street, etc). Do you really think Barry will be paying taxes on his cigarettes. No way. Only the other little peons like ourselves. I'm sorry but as much as I am against smoking and cigarettes I do not think they should be doing this tax thing on them. Especially since we all know the money will not be used for what they say it's going to be used for. It will only line the pockets of the rich.

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Obama Tax Promises Up In Smoke - HomeAlone
- If they really cared about our health - wouldn't they just make smoking illegal?
  - Obama couldn't do that........ he loves to smoke!!! - MsMT
  - It would just create a huge black market, and - the crime that goes with it. - Topaz
- I thought that the increased - Trigger Happy
  - My take on it - me
    - I worked for a guy once - Mythbuster
    - Oh of course Barry will - A.Nonymous
  - Fat people will be next. sm - LVMT
    - Not to mention overflowing their airline seats - and taking up half of MINE!
      - Anybody else remember this? - Mythbuster
      - How about we tax the PRODUCTS that make people fat, sm - CDW
        On the surface - Mythbuster
    - you said it perfectly. After that sm - MT 30+ years and running
      - Maybe they should tax offshore workers doing OUR work. - And the companies that hire them. Topaz
  - This has NOTHING to do with whether you have sympathy for smokers or not. - HomeAlone
    - My dad died of lung ca. from 2nd-hand smoke. I hope - we tax tobacco companied out of existence.
      - My mom died of obesity-related diabetes. I hope we tax food out of - existence.
        There's a 100% guaranteed secret to - win the fight against obesity -
        simple exercise or simple mind - dnh
        If it were oh-so-simple, wouldn't everyone be thin? Come on, it's easy sm - CDW
        Food addiction. Willpower. - One is evil; the other overcomes it.
        Yes, SO easy. Which is why the diet industry in this country rakes in billions each year. nm - CDW
        Simple answer - Mythbuster
        Having a goal helps! My neighbor used to - be fat, and a couch-potato. Then , SM

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