Interesting. All the addicts are united-and angry. And no one's taken away their smokes. This is not even a new tax. Tobacco will just be regulated like any other product that currently falls under FDA's domain. Why all the hostility? You can each still continue with your "suicide on the installment plan".

For all those who continue to smoke:

The curtain is falling.

Wait until the government starts meddling in fast food, soft drinks, and other odds and ends. This is just a portion, they're taking control slowly but surely and we are becoming a capitalist nation. Say goodbye to your democracy, voting? Yep, that will go as well. Eventually we will be no better off than any other dictatorship.

That's what your forefathers fought for, shed blood for...my freedom, and your freedom alike. They already attack those that speak out against them, Peace Fresno, common citizens off baseless charges. They are taking the power from the people and giving it to private corporations, taking power and giving it to people that do not know what to do with it. This will create problems in the long-run, I know you don't see it now, but you will...when they start taking things away from everyone.

We can't lead this nation segregated, hell, we can hardly lead it united which all but lasted about four years. We forget too easily, then we start enacting ridiculous laws to please the people that pay the most, give power to companies that paid the most. It's been happening for the last eight years with Bush, as far as I can see Obama is slowly doing the exact same thing.

It's been going for alot longer than the Bush days, It's just more noticable as of late.
Money is the reason for the tougher drinking and driving laws also. It has nothing to do with saving us from outselves.

I hope you feel better about yourself for protecting the universe from all the dangerous smokers, you proselytizing, simple-minded sentient.

Keep chipping away at various freedoms and making laws until life no longer has any simple pleasures. Next thing you know they will take sugar and salt, saying that it kills cardiac victims.

Interesting. All the addicts are united-and angry. And no one's taken away their smokes. This is not even a new tax. Tobacco will just be regulated like any other product that currently falls under FDA's domain. Why all the hostility? You can each still continue with your "suicide on the installment plan".

Gotcha Kat. Point well taken.

Interesting. All the addicts are united-and angry. And no one's taken away their smokes. This is not even a new tax. Tobacco will just be regulated like any other product that currently falls under FDA's domain. Why all the hostility? You can each still continue with your "suicide on the installment plan".

I hope you feel better about yourself for protecting the universe from all the dangerous smokers, you proselytizing, simple-minded sentient.

Oh...and I do believe it is all about the money...money that they would save trying to keep us alive by getting rid of them, they would save save save. Our smoking habits cost the government and non smoking citizens billions.

Kat

gotta say this....even though we may disagree and come to blows at times....at least we argue about good topics.

i love you guy

Why the hostility? Are you kidding?

Read back through what you write.....

How well do you take it when someone talks down to you?

Oh man...I would love to see the look on peoples faces if the Govt did the right thing and started taxing church tithes at the same ratess as tobbacco.....THAT would be a cash cow. Don't you think they should tax the church to use that money to help smokers quit Jim? I mean...they ARE all about saving the rest of us.

They can have my bottled water...I have already changed that. I have my reusable ones...it is sooo cool. They made a lot of money off me with all that bottled water. Not anymore.

Kat