I’m savoring the sweet irony here, because the AP was so tucked away in Obama’s hip pocket during the campaign, dissing Sarah Palin and all. Now their reporter Calvin Woodward files this story:
WASHINGTON – One of President Barack Obama’s campaign pledges on taxes went up in puffs of smoke Wednesday.
The largest increase in tobacco taxes took effect despite Obama’s promise not to raise taxes of any kind on families earning under $250,000 or individuals under $200,000.
This is one tax that disproportionately affects the poor, who are more likely to smoke than the rich.
To be sure, Obama’s tax promises in last year’s campaign were most often made in the context of income taxes. Not always.
“I can make a firm pledge,” he said in Dover, N.H., on Sept. 12. “Under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.”
He repeatedly vowed “you will not see any of your taxes increase one single dime.”
Well, technically, the prevaricator-in-chief was right. No tax has increased by only one single dime. But a lot of taxes are increasing by a lot of dollars, and we’re not even to the 100-day mark of the Obamanation.
Oh well. At least it’s “for the children.” Obama’s law raising the tobacco tax to as much as $1.01 a pack is earmarked to finance a major increase in health insurance for kids. But he assured us during the campaign that we could expand affordable health insurance without raising taxes on anyone but the filthy rich. And his published health care plan was purported to be “more than covered” by raising taxes on the wealthy alone. It was not based on raising the tobacco tax.
The White House contends Obama’s campaign pledge left room for measures such as the one financing children’s health insurance. His spin-meisters in the White House are busy splitting semantic hairs to hide the fact The One was less than candid on this issue. But the fact remains that what Obama promised then and what he is doing now are more often than not two different things.
I only wonder if the mainstream media, some of which have suddenly rediscovered the meaning of “journalistic ethics,” thinks it can somehow undo the damage it has done by bending over backwards to help elect such a deceitful charlatan to the highest political office in the land.
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I wrote a letter
Deskpilot (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 5:48PM EST (link)to a local small business that I have been supporting for 5 years.
Dear Matt,
It is with deep regret that I must inform you, that as a smoker and a believer in this country, I choose to do the hard thing, and quit smoking.
I refuse to be robbed out of my wallet ANY more that absolutley necessary.
I know that the recent, dramatic uptic in cigarette pricing was beyond your control, you had the threat of the federal government hanging over you for non-compliance.
One good thing about my quitting though, your profits will go down, and with lower profits, the you will pay less in business taxes, even though your tax rates are assured to go up since you’re a small business man.
Now, just because I quit smoking, that does men that I won’t come by and trade some of my hard earned AFTER tax dollars with you on other products you sell. I plan to support every small business I can, I want you to succeed. When you succeed, America succeeds.
See you soon,
(Deskpilot)
I WANT OBAMA (‘s policies) TO FAIL
If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can still read it in English, You’re Welcome
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looked at from another angle,
Deskpilot (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 5:51PM EST (link)that means that my monthly budget has $95 more to spread around to other small business to help them succeed.
Doing my part to help America and Americans succeed
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nothing wrong with quitting smoking
Doc Holliday (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:16PM EST (link)hell, anyone in their right mind would say it is a good thing. Of course this goes as well for quitting drinking, whoring, eating at Taco Bell, and sitting around loafing.
If you quit smoking only because of the federal tax increase, you are far from making Obama’s policies “fail”. think about it.
Molon Labe!
Come on Doc ! One of the biggest killers is STRESS!
Michael Dugas (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 8:47PM EST (link)Stress is a verifiable murderer….hence the Obama administration is liable to kill thousands with the huge amount of stress he is causing.
But in all my years I have discovered that one of the best stress reducing activities there is is sitting around loafing at Taco Bell !
Along with a couple of shots of pure blue agave tequila and a fine cigar there can be no finer method of stress reduction in all the land !
Well … except maybe tossing out Obama, his entire administration and every member of both Houses and starting over. Now that would be cathartic….Yo Quiero Revolución!
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paragraph 4.
“…dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of zeal for the rights of the people than under the zeal for a firm and efficient government.”
Remember: A Citizen on the dole is a Liberal Vote at the Polls.
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Mike that is not the "correct" way to relax
Doc Holliday (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 7:21AM EST (link)you should go plant some trees or take a class how to reduce your carbon footprint.
Molon Labe!
But isn't quitting smoking taking away health care for needy children?
bk (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 5:43AM EST (link)Just how hateful and insensitive are you??
Just kidding – Obviously the Dems via the government and trial lawyers don’t want to ban smoking. Their goal is to maximize dollars taken from smokers.
I got you BK, I know snark
Doc Holliday (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 7:59AM EST (link)btw, I am starting to think there could be an ulterior purpose in this. Maybe Obama want’s to put the for profit tobacco companies out of business so the government can take it over. Just think, a world where ALL the cig profits go to the government, that is a tyrants dream. Look at the Chinese and I think even the Japanese, they own most of their state cig companies.
Molon Labe!
The gubmint's share of cig profits
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 3:24PM EST (link)is already so high that it probably wouldn’t be cost effective for them to actually own and operate the companies. It makes much more economic sense to just continue to pillage them.
“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
Marrying Principle and Populism = A Winning Issue
Swamp_Yankee (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 5:48PM EST (link)Someone remarked on another thread, that it was be something perceived as small that will ignite the masses against Obama.
As much as wish we could give the populous a crash course on Austrian economics, Alexis DeToqueville or the Federalist Papers, we can’t. That is a project for the generational culture war, not the political front. This is a simple, populist issue that adhres to conservative principle that will have millions of middle class smokers outraged. This is no small hike. Bar rooms and diners across America will be pissed and it is our duty to exploit it and make sure they blame King Barack. This isn’t getting as much press as it should. The GOP should jump on this.
good luck
cantrim Wednesday, April 1st at 11:28PM EST (link)and here is the problem. i am surrounded by libs in the area i live. 2 weeks ago i was at a party and a group of them started complaining about the tax increase. my response was ” hope and change i hope you happy “. about 3 of them wanted to start a fist fight insisting that obama had nothing to do with it. funny. i was then confronted as being a right wing nut job. as i tried to explain madisons stance in federalist article 10 about faction using the tax code to influence or punish the minority, i was promptly told to go screw myself becuase people like me stole this country for the indians!!!!!! you have a long fight on your hands because the people your fighting are stupid.
Agreed.
TNJim (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 3:51AM EST (link)Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
Did any of your friends offer to donate their houses to needy Indians?
bk (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 5:44AM EST (link)American culture has turned against smokers
Doc Holliday (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 1:52PM EST (link)to the point they are looked upon lower than most criminals. It is one thing to inform, it is another to lie. Much of the second hand smoke hysteria was outright lies. The funny thing is, as most Americans despise smoking, they own cig companies in their mutual funds, companies that sends billions of cigs abroad.
Molon Labe!
I believe payroll taxes were the crux of the
candoo2 (dkos funluvn1) (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 5:50PM EST (link)discussion regarding not raising taxes. For those that do not smoke, chew, dip or whatever, I’m guessing their taxes are not going up as a consideration of this sales tax increase.
Often, I have wondered why there is a disconnect between discussing payroll taxes and sales taxes.
You see, payroll taxes are different from sales taxes. Even people that are below the IRS minimum take home pay threshold still pay sales taxes. States the do not have a State Tax (see Washington State, Texas, Florida) have much higher sales taxes to make up for the lack thereof. That includes gasoline taxes, taxes on food and taxes on everything-and-anything else.
I make crude sexual jokes about conservatives.
Perhaps,
DerKrieger (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:17PM EST (link)but his claim was knowingly disingenuous, especially in light of his support for a steep cap and trade tax that would “necessarily cause electricity prices to skyrocket”.
Cap & Trade is akin to a VAT tax because it will be attached to each and every stage of a products lifecycle. And his much ballyhooed “bottom” will be the hardest hit by it.
My suspicion, and fear, is that after he whacks us all with the cap and trade VAT tax he will call for offsetting tax credits for the poor and raise taxes, again, on the rest of us to pay for the credits. So, we get to pay for cap and trade twice. Once for ourselves and once for the poor.
If I were the CEO of a utility I would put a letter in each paper bill describing what cap and trade will mean to them.
“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690
Just read Michelle Malkin's piece
DerKrieger (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:23PM EST (link)And turns out I was right about a tax credit for the “poor”
“White House budget director Peter Orszag again acknowledged last week that “much of ]the] costs of the plan will be passed along to consumers in the form of higher prices for energy and energy intensive goods.” The GOP puts the cost at approximately $3,100 per family a year. Team Obama promises to offset these costs with some sort of tax credit for families, but by the budget team’s own admission, families would still pay at least $500 per year in out-of-pocket increase energy costs above and beyond the credit. Retirees and college students wouldn’t be eligible for the tax rebates.”
“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690
A better deal is to stop
bobojake (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 7:51PM EST (link)DOA .obama craps and shove carbon tax. It will
double the cost of electricity,
double the cost of gasoline,
double the cost of FOOD,
double the cost of consumer goods.
I don’t care how much magic you think obama has he can never raise the wages or give tax credits to offset the poor and hard working middle class.
Stop obamas craps and shove tax now.
Considering..
merkurfan Wednesday, April 1st at 10:45PM EST (link)It’ll likely double the cost to grow, harvest, transport, process, package, transport, stock, sell the food.
I think a doubling of the cost of our food is an extreamly low estimate.
More SIN taxes
cwilliams (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 2:00PM EST (link)We loose our liberties when these sin taxes are exercised on our citizens!!
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Either way
TNJim (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 3:50AM EST (link)whether it’s tobacco tax or cap and trade, there will be NO middle class tax cut
Actually in Texas we make up for it with property taxes
bk (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 5:47AM EST (link)Our sales taxes are in line with many other states but here in the Austin area for example, the property taxes on a $200K house would be in the neighborhood of $5K/year depending mainly on which school district you live in.
of course, it is a bait and switch game
Doc Holliday (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 1:56PM EST (link)but don’t convince yourself all states are equal. Of course Texas and Virginia are de facto superior, but that is not my point. There have been many studies of OVERALL taxation, counting sales, property, income, etc. There are states that tax less, last I checked Delaware was the best on this; and I might just move there now that Biden is gone lol. BTW, it is no accident that half of US corporations are incorporated in Delaware.
Molon Labe!
I would challenge Mr Woodward on his poor people smoke more nonsense,
Alberta (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 5:51PM EST (link)Unless of course he didnt just pull that out of thin air and has some proof?
Rich people have more money they can spend, which is why the tax hurts them less then poor people, Mr Woodward.
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.
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Smoking and socioeconomic factors
redneck_hippie (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:07PM EST (link)You may find this helpful:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118533701/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
“Inequalities in cigarette smoking prevalence exist, with smokers more likely to be poor and less educated.”
The same is true
DerKrieger (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:18PM EST (link)of fast food that the fat police are always gunning for.
“In questions of power, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution.” – Thomas Jefferson
“I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.” – James Madison
Whenever the legislators endeavor to take away and destroy the property of the people, or to reduce them to slavery under arbitrary power, they put themselves into a state of war with the people, who are thereupon absolved from any further obedience.” — John Locke, 1690
is your opinion based on feelings or fact?
Doc Holliday (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:22PM EST (link)It is common knowledge that those lower on the income spectrum are more likely to smoke. Furthermore, people with schizophrenia smoke at levels higher than the Chinese, almost 90 percent. http://www.schizophrenia.com/smokereport.htm So I guess Obama is taxing mental illness too.
I am surprised that you are surprised and even doubtful those who make less money smoke more. Actually the figures are very consistent, you name the negative action, smoking, drinking, obesity, unplanned pregnancy, crime, etc, and yes, statistics show these things drop as you go up the economic ladder. I am not making a moral judgement, just stating the facts. We do still care about facts don’t we?
If Obama hates the rich so much, why doesn’t he tax truffles, foie gras, and caviar?
Molon Labe!
Why doesn't he just ban smoking?
Common_Cents (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:12PM EST (link)Hey, he fired the CEO of GM, he could just ban smoking. Oh yeah, doesn’t Obama still smoke?
Obama=Golfer in Chief, Leading from,
behind, the Back Nine.Leaders don’t create movements. Movements create leaders. Get involved. Your future depends on it.
Govt “invests” YOUR tax money for POLITICAL return rather than economic return.
Agreed. You can't fire a vice.
candoo2 (dkos funluvn1) (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:16PM EST (link)You have to be strong enough to overcome it. Touche’!
I make crude sexual jokes about conservatives.
Well, that's one tax I won't pay!
Achance (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 6:31PM EST (link)After forty odd years of two packs a day, I haven’t had a smoke since last July 7th! And sometimes now I can go fifteen minutes without thinking of having one.
In Vino Veritas
It will get better. Congradulations Achance.
bobojake (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 7:54PM EST (link)I quit Nov 22,1997 after 35 years. The good Lord watches out for each of us.
Good on ya, Art!
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 3:30PM EST (link)I quite April 6th, 2006.
“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
A Kowalski
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 3:31PM EST (link)It does get easier, ART. But after two years, I still get the occasional STRONG craving.
“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
Yeah, Vegas Rick, it's one of the first things I instinctively do
janis (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 3:37PM EST (link)after reading the morning headlines online. Keeps me from screaming.
I'm going to try my hardest to kick the habit.
janis (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 3:36PM EST (link)Bought my last carton the other day before they went up to $60.00 a carton. Back in the early 70′s, you could go to the commissary at the VA Hospital in Nashville and buy a pack for something under 50 cents. Want to say they were a quarter a pack, but that just seems way too low.
Have tried before and obviously failed, but this time I regard it as my duty to shiv the ones who want to enlarge gov. at my expense.
Janis, I found two things helped alot
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 3:49PM EST (link)1. The patch. I couldn’t have done it without the patch.
2. I found that I didn’t feel as desperate if I kept a pack of cigarettes in the house. I was able to throw them away after about three weeks.
3. I, me, myself, and I wanted to quit for me. Not my wife, not to save money or any other external reason. I finally decidied I just didn’t want to smoke anymore.
Best of luck. You can do it Janis!!!!
Yes you can!
“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
Three things. nt
Vegas_Rick (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 3:50PM EST (link)“God is great, beer is good and people are crazy.”- Billy Currington
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan ‘press on’ has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.” Calvin Coolidge.
Thanks, Rick. My morning cough is the true reason.
janis (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 4:01PM EST (link)Sticking it to greedy politicians is just a side benefit. I had a young friend whose grandma died from COPD and I don’t want to put my own grandchildren through that. The tips are appreciated!
Same here, the coughing got real old.
Achance (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 4:35PM EST (link)Guess I just got sick and tired of being sick and tired. The flip side is I don’t have a single pair of pants that I was wearing last July and the collar button to most of my dress shirts won’t button.
In Vino Veritas
Oh swell. Always wanted to be one of those
janis (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 6:41PM EST (link)unfortunates that had to have a bedroom wall removed just to be able to get outside with the aid of some very strong emergency rescue guys. Or be visited by Richard Simmons. Or spend my remaining years in those lovely knit pants.
On the plus side, of course, the economy might get so bad that I won’t be able to afford food. See, there IS a silver lining in every cloud!
Yep, patches help a LOT. 'Course you'll find
Achance (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 4:31PM EST (link)that the price of patches pretty much exactly mirrors the price of smokes.
In Vino Veritas
Janis
mom2oneson (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 5:04PM EST (link)No advice here but wanted to encourage you! You can do it!!!
Remember the video of George H.W. Bush that was played
The_Rebel (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 7:12PM EST (link)over and over on the networks re: his no new taxes pledge? Well, I am waiting to see this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8erePM8V5U shown continuously over the next few weeks. I wonder if even FoxNews will show it more than once, if at all.
the need for a 527 ad comparing the 2
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 7:18PM EST (link)Remind everyone how we held 41 accountable and that “O” needs the same fate! Ad needs to show O promises and the subsequent legislations that violate his promises on taxes… and can even go into all the other LIES
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
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Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
Most people already know about 41 and his reneging on the no new taxes pledge.
The_Rebel (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 7:26PM EST (link)I would keep any ads strictly on Obama’s breaking of pledges and promises. No need to muddy the waters.
my point... the point...
JLenardDetroit (Diary) Wednesday, April 1st at 8:45PM EST (link)would be to try to persuade people to hold the same accountability of O as was done with 41… now, you can obviously and easily disagree that would be a worthy strategy…. I’m not sure I fully accept it and certainly do NOT know whether it would be effective (certainly have my doubts)… was just putting forth the concept/idea for debate
Regards from NoMoTown (the MOTORlessCITY)
“Liberals, looking to do for? America what they’ve done for? Detroit! which is DESTROY IT!”
“I think, therefore I am Conservative”
“Conservative by choice, Republican by necessity”
“You can lead a Liberal to the Truth/Facts, but you cannot make them THINK!”
“Romney [No, not my first choice] does NOT have a MORMON problem. He has a, far too many Americans; these days; are MORONS problem!”
Follow @JLenardDetroit
(RS:Help) (JLD) (Hollyweird) (Brain-deads) (SPIN-cycle) (Obamaocare) (Party of kNOw) (Conservatism) (TEApeats) (respectful) (message) (Warning: Children Will Die!!)
Heil “O” Hell No Obamao is NOT MY PRESIDENT! “No U won’t”
I want “O” to FAIL (here, here, & whole Diary (Ofail) here, is why)
“The first Liberal was Satan” – a Rush caller (other Quotes)
You Smart People!!
semperfione Wednesday, April 1st at 8:10PM EST (link)Well once again you Smart People missed the main point. I am sure that if there was a real, honest, Judge out there, they would find that the punitive taxation policy used to punish American Smokers is no different than the unconstitutional punitive tax policy the Congress used to punish AIG employees they gave the Retention Pay too. Talking about Leadership and Executive experience, it just does not get any better than this. Our first African American President, gave 95% of the American People a tax exemption or a welfare check for $15.00 with one hand, and took back three times that much in punitive taxes with the other. And, you thought Barack, Timmy, were not smart Harvard graduates. The African Americans most affected by these punitive taxes didn’t even notice what he had done to them. The “Poor” darn sure did notice, and they have been blogging all day asking the American People to thank them for taking care of their children’s health care needs, paying their mortgage, and paying their car payments. A thank you is in order I believe. Wake up Smart People!!
Illinois smokers are going to get a double whack.
Brian Hibbert (Diary) Thursday, April 2nd at 6:42AM EST (link)Gov. Quinn is planning to raise the cigarette tax another dollar a pack to help make up for his budget “cuts” that somehow spend $2B more than last year.
2010 could be a good year for us if we keep reminding people WHO is costing them more money.
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the funny thing is, smoking is so demonized that even smokers hate smokers
Doc Holliday (Diary) Saturday, April 4th at 2:07PM EST (link)I hope the left does this with beer, then they finally will lose Joe Sixpack. BTW, another funny thing about smoking hatred is only the cig companies are hated. No one complains about the retailer, the grower, or the wholesaler, just “big tobacco”. hell, Walmart makes more money off cigs than does “big tobacco” and the government makes the most.
Molon Labe!