[PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)

J Henshaw jeff at jhenshaw.com
Tue Jun 18 16:33:24 UTC 2002


----- Original Message -----
From: "Craighead, Scot D" <craighead.scot at vectorscm.com>
To: <plug-talk at lists.pdxlinux.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:21 PM
Subject: RE: [PLUG-TALK] Re: [PLUG] Sounds good to me ;)


> >You misunderstand.  The tax on tobacco is a tax levied to compensate the
> >rest of the public for the burden of supporting the minority that choose
> >to pollute themselves and others.
> >
> >Our state and municipal governments are required (by laws passed by the
> >people and the legislature) to provide inexpensive health care insurance,
> >litter clean-up services, and occupational safety insurance.  Cigarettes
> >increase the cost of ALL of those services substantially... not to
mention
> >the number of automobile accidents caused by smoking while driving.
> >
> >I mean, we could take this debate on for AGES, but the simple fact is
that
> >smoking provides a substantial burden to the non-smoking public as well
as
> >to the services provided to smokers and non-smokers alike by our state
and
> >municipalities.
>
> This is all bolagna.

Yes,

And he has managed to redirect every topic he touches

meanwhile,  back at the ranch,  George is gathering troops to redistribute
the wealth








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