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Markus 07:15 pm UTC 04/03/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Widow gets 145 000 000 $ from Philip Morris - daveake 07:06 pm UTC 04/03/09 |
| You put it well Dave. Mr. Eierkopf will not - no surely can not follow your thoughts. Anyway, I wonder if Smeg really thinks that only the "liberals" need this tax or if the Reps would say "NO NO NO". > > Everyone who wants to smoke should smoke outside. > > Disagree. People can smoke in their own homes. > > It pisses me off when I'm walking down a high street and > get a lungful of someone's smoke, but I guess banning > smoking in such places might be a step too far. > > > Even people who live alone should nip out to > > the garden because smoking damages more than our lungs. > > I don't follow. > > > But is it fair to bankrupt people who are going to die > > young? > > Silly question, since even those on benefits or begging in > the street seem to be able to afford tobacco. However, > the answer is yes, of course it's fair. It's just an > expense like any other. It gets taxed like most > everything. I happen to drive a lot. I happen to like > fast cars and happen to have two of the expensive buggers. > Whose fault would it be if I bankrupted myself in my > indulgence? > > > It would be nice if they had some money to leave to > > family members. > > Then they shouldn't have spent their money on a habit that > kills them and leaves them broke. People should be > responsible for their own decisions and actions. Blaming > outcomes on others is weak and pointless. > > Oh, and I speak as someone who is about to lose a > mother-in-law to lung cancer, something that is almost > certainly a result of her (ex) smoking habit. > > > A kid would have a difficult time if his > > dad died from smoking but surely his situation would be > > made even worse if his dad was broke and there was no > > inheritance money. > > Then his dad shouldn't have been so self-centred. It's > the dad's fault, not society's fault for trying to change > habits through taxation. > > Dave | |
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