I Had No Idea All Smokers Were Mega Wealthy

[bodecea]

Cool...let the states tax it.

Just remember when you over tax something like this what happens? Look up Eric Garner

So.....let's not have laws or taxes on things now?

 

[bodecea]

or low end anything…or work…

i agree they are all choices..life is full of them. The more we have, the freer we are

So why do you want to rob people of the freedom to make choices?

They have total freedom to make their choices. As do you and I.

 

[bodecea]

If they're poor, 9 times out of 10 it's because they had kids they could never afford in the first place. You know, choice. But when they have kids they should have never had, we don't tax them, we subsidize them by supporting those kids for them.

Are you saying that having children is a money MAKING proposition?

 

[bodecea]

Who are you to decide for others what is or is not "bad choices"? Government justified raising taxes to ridiculous levels to "offset the cost of increased healthcare for smokers". Government leached away enough money to buy a medium sized country but has yet to actually ease healthcare treatment expenses of people with smoking-related medical expenses. A scam and an excuse to separate money from the people to pay for it's own frivolous spending or line the pockets of politicians.

You make it sound like the government is making cigarettes illegal. That is not the case....smoking is a choice. You want to pay the higher price.....................still a choice.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Are you saying that having children is a money MAKING proposition?

For some, yes it is. The more kids you have, the more food stamps you get, the larger welfare check, the larger HUD home many times in the suburbs. Why do poor people have so many kids while the working range is anywhere from 0 to 2 on average?

 

[bodecea]

That's right----make it impossible to buy cigarettes while making POT legal-----More pot smokers means more stupid stupid people doing jackass type stuff like torturing animals because it makes them giggle or driving while stoned. What could go wrong...

It is not impossible to buy cigarettes. What the heck are you lying about?

 

[bodecea]

For some, yes it is. The more kids you have, the more food stamps you get, the larger welfare check, the larger HUD home many times in the suburbs. Why do poor people have so many kids while the working range is anywhere from 0 to 2 on average?

Quite a picture being painted here....if poor people make money by having kids and they have so many kids...............why are they still poor?

 

[struth]

They have total freedom to make their choices. As do you and I.

not when the dems tax them to death…the power to tax is the power to destroy. The dems are taking their choices

xiden and the dems clearly lied when they claimed they were only taxing people making 400k or more

 

[struth]

So.....let's not have laws or taxes on things now?

when did i say that?

 

[bodecea]

Tax all high carb foods and sugary deserts. Tax all for having BMI above normal. Tax the carcinogenic marijuana you push as a medical drug yet the FDA refuses to approve it. Tax all fast food.

If I'm not mistaken, their sales tax IS higher than for fruits, vegetables, rice, potatoes, and meat.

 

[struth]

Smoking is a choice tho. I don't like not being able to afford a high end BMW......oh well.

buying a car is a choice too…working is a choice too..

i am agreeing they are all choices

 

[bodecea]

when did i say that?

You gave an example of someone breaking the law to get around taxes.......as if the law and taxes CAUSED his death. (unless you are happy he died)

 

[bodecea]

not when the dems tax them to death…the power to tax is the power to destroy. The dems are taking their choices

xiden and the dems clearly lied when they claimed they were only taxing people making 400k or more

"the power to tax is the power to destroy".......but this is a choice. Don't like the tax, don't buy cigarettes.

 

[bodecea]

buying a car is a choice too…working is a choice too..

i am agreeing they are all choices

So we are in agreement.

 

[bodecea]

Works for me also.
Poor people make poor decisions. It is just a fact.
Like said here, and impossible to deny - most smokers are poor or low middle class.
And they smoke up anyway despite the cost, denying their children quality food and other necessities because of their selfish habits.

Why do you think that is?

 

[bodecea]

COVID has a 95% to 99% rate of survival. Getting sick from COVID will cause only mild symptoms 80% of the time. Ebola, for instance, has only a 50% rate of survival. According to John Hopkins, influenza and COVID symptoms are nearly identical. YOU are the one spreading dangerous misinformation along with your Marxist purveyors of leftist-Democrat propaganda.

So you don't care about that 5-1%?

 

[bodecea]

Actually, you pay more for health insurance if you smoke or are overweight.

OH NOES! Something else to get triggered over!

 

[bodecea]

He didn't type a single lie. You will not force us into anything.

I don't think we want to force you into getting vaccinated.

 

[bodecea]

What a stupid post. I think we should tax the Hell out of all the things you feel are necessary in YOUR life to help pay for the damage they cause.

"feel are necessary"? Like cigarettes and booze?

 

[JustAGuy1]

I don't think we want to force you into getting vaccinated.

Uncle Joe does. Good luck.