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former9thward

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16. I have heard the claim about heart attack rates going down before.

Reply to onehandle (Original post)

Mon Mar 18, 2013, 08:14 PM

Mar 2013

But no one seems to link to actual figures. This is from 2005: Death rates from heart disease in New York City and its suburbs are among the highest recorded in the country, and no one quite knows why.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/18/nyregion/18heart.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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Bloomberg�s latest anti-smoking push would require stores to hide cigarettes [View all] onehandle Mar 2013 OP

The stores I have noticed in MN have cigs behind locked counters. Shoplifting is not unheard of. jwirr Mar 2013 #1

Bloomberg is going at the end of this year thank God. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #2

Bar owners here screamed bloody murder Warpy Mar 2013 #3

A lot of places upstate did close... bobclark86 Mar 2013 #4

Holy shit, at those prices it's definitely time to breathe fresh air. Warpy Mar 2013 #5

Down here we can do better at the Rez union_maid Mar 2013 #8

Yes because putting things behind curtains and wrappers worked so well with porn ... Myrina Mar 2013 #6

Bloomberg wants to turn NYC into Utah SpartanDem Mar 2013 #7

There still is that law jmowreader Mar 2013 #17

Meh.. raidert05 Mar 2013 #9

Bloomberg christx30 Mar 2013 #10

Wellness keeping people alive and living better in NYC. graham4anything Mar 2013 #11

can you imagine a world run by Bloomberg? RILib Mar 2013 #12

I know he endorsed Scott Brown over Elizabeth Warren. Cha Mar 2013 #13

F.*.(k bloomberg. NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2013 #14

Seriously obama2terms Mar 2013 #15

I have heard the claim about heart attack rates going down before. former9thward Mar 2013 #16

How about an article 7 years newer: NYC Life Expectancy Is Seen Linked to Anti-Smoking Policy onehandle Mar 2013 #19

Again no real numbers. former9thward Mar 2013 #29

It is a proven fact that smoking is a major contributing factor to early death. onehandle Mar 2013 #30

Fine make them illegal. former9thward Mar 2013 #31

He is a control freak about everything. He needs to seek help for his control obsessions.... Little Star Mar 2013 #18

Hit a nerve, huh? Zoeisright Mar 2013 #33

Deep issues RILib Mar 2013 #36

Bloomberg jumped the shark with the soda ban WooWooWoo Mar 2013 #20

In the normal country with common sense, he would be arrested by the police or US Martials Ter Mar 2013 #21

That's already the case in the UK dipsydoodle Mar 2013 #22

Teach people what recon tobacco is RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #23

Not surprising davidthegnome Mar 2013 #24

I kind of had that thought too.. christx30 Mar 2013 #25

I'm pretty solidly anti-smoking Union Scribe Mar 2013 #26

The primary target of Big Tobacco is kids. Makes them seem less obtainable, if hidden. onehandle Mar 2013 #27

Your body, his choice. Some people love others controlling their choices The Straight Story Mar 2013 #28

Sounds good to me. Zoeisright Mar 2013 #32

The only reason HE did this is because HE does not like smoking. Glassunion Mar 2013 #34

How does one know if a store is selling cigarettes? marshall Mar 2013 #35