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Well, it's more that those people are insensitive than that people have access to cigarettes. When you're in public you have to expect that the rest of the public will do and say things you don't like; you can't avoid it. Whether it's smoking, racist comments or whatever, everyone gets offended by something; if you can't handle that don't leave your house, don't watch TV and stay off the computer. I don't mean to be insensitive myself, but it's true.

Anyways, the bad thing about the amendment is that it would channel the money into only two things: anti-smoking programs and health care.

Pumping more money into anti-smoking, anti-drug, anti-whatever campaigns won't do much besides waste money. Everyone's heard it already; everyone knows the hazards involved. Bludgeoning people over the head with it won't do anything more. It's a choice people make fully aware of its effects. People are going to smoke, and if you're poor like me it takes a much bigger chunck out of your monthly budget, which isn't much of an issue for people more financially secure. Sales tax only works if it's applied to everything and if the money goes towards everything.

Also, if the goal of the amendment was to coerce people to stop smoking then why make health care more dependant on tobacco tax revenue?

I missed some points, but meh... and I guess this should have gone in the soapbox thread. Nobody wants to read this in a forum about posting photos.

Fin.

it would in my family, they barely can afford their addiction now, if the prices went up they'd stop.

I just ment in general, wasn't really saying everyone would stop, and that it was a beyond great idea, if the tax went to something else besides the retarded a** antidrug s**t that doesn't work, then I'd be more for it.

currently I just wish the prices would rise on them backhome because My mom, Dad, and most of my friends would quit, due to the prices.

I agree with merc. A lot of people would sell their kid for a pack. Addiction is addiction. Whether its to cigarettes, drugs, food, etc. Money is no object. Thats why we have people selling their bodies for crack. They weren't like Hmm...the price of crack is awfully high nowadays I think I'll just quit cold turkey and get high on life!

I would just like to say that
I love Yoda and In-co.
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Because they are so loverly to meeeeee!
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*snorts a line of life* mmmm lifeline...

I'm reminded of a very funny time in Girl Scouts. Involving Pixie sticks.

And my friend Lauren sneezing orange.

Thank you for the memory. xD

...Yes.

We were bored. And the screaming henceforth scared the soccermoms. Hah, it was in the bathroom of a Catholic Church, for heaven's sake.

We weren't counselors that year, but actually the ones running the camp itself. So, yeah. Did lines of pixie stix. Hurt like ********, but still makes me laugh now.

And this is what the schools teach you, children.

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