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13. #2 sums it up pretty well

Reply to BlueJazz (Reply #10)

Sat Sep 14, 2013, 08:44 PM

Sep 2013

There will always be something that costs such systems money. Pre-marital sex? Diseases and such. Fast food? Alcohol?

I favor personal choice (which is not something some progressives seem to endorse except on one topic). We don't belong to the state, we don't exist for the government, and what we do is no of their business in many cases.

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Australia could become the first major nation to outlaw smoking [View all] The Straight Story Sep 2013 OP

Big Tobacco won't permit that. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #1

Good luck to them and the Red Sox Warpy Sep 2013 #2

This is an interesting argument. Robb Sep 2013 #3

Depends - when it is something that has been legal The Straight Story Sep 2013 #5

People who are socially destructive need to be off the street Warpy Sep 2013 #7

More like the Cubs Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #18

The war on drugs has been so successful ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #4

Legalizing pot and criminalizing tobacco makes more sense than the present situation daleo Sep 2013 #6

Two words for why it'd never happen - tobacco excise... Violet_Crumble Sep 2013 #8

They could easily tax e-cigs and still ban smoking bhikkhu Sep 2013 #9

Speaking from the perspective of a currently smoking Australian taxpayer... Violet_Crumble Sep 2013 #11

I used to smoke myself, so I know what you mean bhikkhu Sep 2013 #15

As an Australian citizen, I have mixed feelings. BlueJazz Sep 2013 #10

#2 sums it up pretty well The Straight Story Sep 2013 #13

Yes and no Warpy Sep 2013 #16

Well...Warpy...You speak your mind and you speak it well. If the stink isn't what makes you... BlueJazz Sep 2013 #20

Whatever it is, it has to be indoors and concentrated Warpy Sep 2013 #21

you guys DO realize JesterCS Sep 2013 #24

I thought of that. I would vote against the law, if possible. I hate to see others... BlueJazz Sep 2013 #28

I think banning mass marketing is as far as it should go. hunter Sep 2013 #12

Abbott's Coalition gov't won't allow it to happen. roamer65 Sep 2013 #14

Considering that it takes 64 1/4" dia. cigarettes (3 1/5 packs) Downwinder Sep 2013 #17

That's why there's very little driving done indoors Warpy Sep 2013 #22

Dumb idea. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #19

Disappointed that you didn't explain... greyl Sep 2013 #25

Heh. I can't tell if you're being snarky, or not. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #29

Snarky + real, how to handle? :) greyl Sep 2013 #30

It says something about me that I apparently enjoy being dissed as much as I enjoy getting props Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #33

Being dissed can keep one sharp, greyl Sep 2013 #35

Smoking in enclosed areas is disgusting, but this is WAY beyond stupid n/t eridani Sep 2013 #23

YES and if we could do that in the US it would be even better! gopiscrap Sep 2013 #26

not that I favor Tobacco DonCoquixote Sep 2013 #27

A great nation, down the shitter. TheDeputy Sep 2013 #31

Like the freedom to drive drunk officer? Nt Logical Sep 2013 #34

I quit smoking 15 yrs ago but I think a nationwide band is ridculous... KinMd Sep 2013 #32