More big Government

[mhall]

Tobacco is the only product that, when used as directed, will kill you. Something like 400k Americans die from complications due to smoking every year. So why is this product still around? Why no regs to make it less dangerous? How much of the medical expenses related to tobacco is covered by us, the taxpayers?

Andrew

I eat greasy foods with transfats in them, I'm overweight and have high blood pressure are we going to regulate that to. Andrew the point is what's next, where does it stop, are we going to regulate and tax the air we breathe. I realize I'm getting a little overboard here but this is the point I was attempting to make.
Yes your point is valid smoking will kill you grave yard dead, so will alot of other things we can't control what people do, but this adminstration is sure going to give it a heck of a shot.

[stratosjoe]

Hell the government has never cared if you smoke or drink or eat too much ...they care if they have to pay the hospital bill to treat you later and when you die its one less taxpaying person funding the trough. It burns my ass cause in bootcamp they encouraged smoking and sold the **** things for 15cents apack if memory serves me right. i did not smoke b4 boot but when that long legged sumbitch drilling us said smokers kick out and take a smoke break the rest of ya keep running old Joe had a pack of camels the next day. Now they make me feel like a felon cause I still smoke my 1 cigar a day,,,,The firkin arseholes

[DJD]

The thing that I wish they would fix instead of going after the easy target is Illegal Immigration. How much money do we the taxpayers eat when their babies are born here? When they go and get free meds? How much money do we spend in housing or caring for these people?

Heck make them do it the legal way and pay taxes like the rest of us and then lets see how much more tax money we have.

Our big brother is wanting to take care of us as long as it's politically correct and an easy target.

I agree Mark whats next? Taxing farmers because the livestock farts too much? Maybe we need a fart Czar?