Comments on: Congress Sends Tobacco Bill To Obama

President Hails Bill Giving FDA Authority To Regulate Cigarettes

[searingtruth]

"Freedom is being allowed to do the 'wrong' thing, as well as the 'right' thing, to as great a degree as possible, so long as it does not infringe upon the right of others to exercise the same liberty."
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[brianbwb-2009]

"...The great nanny obama will sign with a smile on his face but he only taxes the rich" Posted by popstom101

It makes perfect sense to a sentient being, the US government needs money to pay for Bush's wars, and the corporate corruption welfare bailouts, and since the poor have no money, from whence then is the money supposed to come?

[cattlekate1]

Can we get Kevin Costner and Sean Connery to star in the flick about the illegal tobacco trade more sin taxes will create?

[gravyboat3000]

Most smokers are low and low middle class and things like this, due to most not quitting, serves only to make their lives more difficult and takes food out of their mouths.
Posted by denn034

Sorry to burst your bubble, but I work at a Hospital, where there are designated areas for staff and visitors to smoke, outside.

You know who I see there as I walk by?

Physicians, Nurses, Housekeepers, Food Service workers and Office staff. And at least one administrator, from time to time.

[DanRathersJr]

Most smokers are low and low middle class and things like this, due to most not quitting, serves only to make their lives more difficult and takes food out of their mouths.
Posted by denn034 at 3:51 PM : Jun
and who the F UCK are you??upper class....i really want to slap your sl utty w **** face...really...

[DanRathersJr]

Most smokers are low and low middle class and things like this, due to most not quitting, serves only to make their lives more difficult and takes food out of their mouths.
Posted by denn034 at 3:51 PM : Jun 12, 2009

you are super ignorant...seriously...

[nofoolling]

Since the FDA is the agency (big pharma's whipping boys), currently allowing/promoting drugs whose side affects include sudden death due to side effects causing systemic major organ failures in the human body, its a far stretch to imagine this bill will aid the American public in any way.

More than likely money will change hands and profits will soar due to this latest song and dance, dog and pony show, and restructuring.

If Philip Morris was in favor of it, we should be looking for the dark cloud wrapped in this silver lining.

Ask your tobacco retailer if Marlboros are right for you!

[Livinontheedge]

Obama being a smokers needs to veto his first bill. But then again it will just go back to the house and they will go over his head and pass it on their own. I was glad to see Sen. Hagen and Burr from NC voted no on this bill seeing how their campaigns main contributor was R.J.Reynolds.

[tanberet]

If people want to smoke tobacco that should be their right, and their business, not the governments.

Hundreds of millions of Americans are currently killing themselves (and others!) with alcohol, and the government apparently does not feel obliged to step in and prevent them from doing so -- so why single out tobacco?

Until the government goes after alcohol with the same determination, then legislating tobacco use is totally hypocritical, in the extreme.

[mkrafft1]

debinok1, I agree bigtime. I quit 2 years ago and my biggest ***** was always either outlaw the product or don't make it illegal to use almost everywhere. Smokers are picked on because it's popular to do so and they're outnumbered. Sometimes it's easier to just give in and quit. I know it's cheeper anyway......