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the poll results here are definitely NOT in line with national results. the last i heard, obama's approval rating was still in the high sixties percentage wise. i haven't had time to study on the the details, but obama signed an anti-smoking bill today. as a smoker, in the past 6 months or less, i've had tax increases raise the price of the generic cigarettes i smoke from around a buck and a quarter a pack to darned near 3 bucks.
i can't say that i'm a proponent of smoking. it was a foolish decision when i started smoking and it is now a terrible habit that i wish i didn't have. i've made one attempt to quit, and will again, but it's tough for me to do.
but damned if i want to be FORCED to quit. the government is legislating morality via taxation. that is NOT it's purpose. whatever happened to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?!! rumor is that they are going after alcohol next, and then sugar (soft drinks, etc.).
you know, i watched an old movie the other day, Demolition Man with sly stallone and wesley snipes. the men are incarerated in a cryogenic prison and thawed out in the future where the world is a much different place. everything that is not healthy is illegal. another movie comes to mind, Escape from LA where societal circumstances are similar. it kinda makes you wonder what the good ole USA is coming to.
rant over.
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06-23-2009, 12:16 AM
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