I think spending money on video games is a waste of money. Who cares?menzo wrote:
i dont say the govt should forbid ppl to smoke. i only say i think it is a waste of money
isnt the reason they want to do that is not to stop smoking form smoking, but to make it look less appealing to ppl that are starting with it (kids)presidentsheep wrote:
Putting tobacco in plain packets does nothing to stop people buying it. Same when they stopped them from advertising, it just saved them money they were wasting.
No it's not. Sick people are a cost on society, healthy people bring income through taxes. This applies to the US as well.Cybargs wrote:
in america they have private health care which is a moot point.menzo wrote:
and there is the lung cancer thing, witch costs the govt lots of money there for higher taxes
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That's just double standards tbh, he has a point.menzo wrote:
but i think the increase of the risk of getting hart disease and diabetes by fast food is quite a bit less than the increase in the chance of lung cancer. you cant label everything.
Yeah, I heard that was the reason, also remember reading somewhere (possibly new scientist?) that it made absolutely no difference at all.menzo wrote:
isnt the reason they want to do that is not to stop smoking form smoking, but to make it look less appealing to ppl that are starting with it (kids)presidentsheep wrote:
Putting tobacco in plain packets does nothing to stop people buying it. Same when they stopped them from advertising, it just saved them money they were wasting.
are you paying their insurance bills? No? Then kindly mind your own business. I'm sure there is shit that you do that is a drain on society. Again, mind your own business.Jenspm wrote:
No it's not. Sick people are a cost on society, healthy people bring income through taxes. This applies to the US as well.Cybargs wrote:
in america they have private health care which is a moot point.menzo wrote:
and there is the lung cancer thing, witch costs the govt lots of money there for higher taxes
than we should label cola, chocolate, potatoes everything. everything is bad for you, we have to draw a line somewhere.Shocking wrote:
That's just double standards tbh, he has a point.menzo wrote:
but i think the increase of the risk of getting hart disease and diabetes by fast food is quite a bit less than the increase in the chance of lung cancer. you cant label everything.
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How about making the assumption that people are smart enough to make their own decisions? There's your line. I don't need asshats trying to micromanage my life for me.menzo wrote:
than we should label cola, chocolate, potatoes everything. everything is bad for you, we have to draw a line somewhere.Shocking wrote:
That's just double standards tbh, he has a point.menzo wrote:
but i think the increase of the risk of getting hart disease and diabetes by fast food is quite a bit less than the increase in the chance of lung cancer. you cant label everything.
ok there you may have a point, but the problem is not all the overweight ppl are overweight by MacDonald and fast food. You can also get overwiert by eating to way to much normal food. Should you label al food with. to much eating causes overweight and diabetes?Hurricane2k9 wrote:
kill the sick
menzo considering the amount of overweight people in the US (64% of the population) or those with diabetes (8.3%) I think those foods have pretty significant effects
how is the govt making the decisions for you. they are only informing you of the risk. Are you also against R/S sentences on chemicals? because we are smart enough to know that pyridine makes you sterile etc. some ppl need to be reminded when they buy it. but they can still buy it.Jay wrote:
How about making the assumption that people are smart enough to make their own decisions? There's your line. I don't need asshats trying to micromanage my life for me.menzo wrote:
than we should label cola, chocolate, potatoes everything. everything is bad for you, we have to draw a line somewhere.Shocking wrote:
That's just double standards tbh, he has a point.
I'm just pointing out that private healthcare doesn't make it a moot point. I still think it's one of the weakest of all anti-smoke arguments..Jay wrote:
are you paying their insurance bills? No? Then kindly mind your own business. I'm sure there is shit that you do that is a drain on society. Again, mind your own business.Jenspm wrote:
No it's not. Sick people are a cost on society, healthy people bring income through taxes. This applies to the US as well.Cybargs wrote:
in america they have private health care which is a moot point.
THATS WHY YOU LIKE EMFatherTed wrote:
menthols are for queers anyway
I only care because they smell like shit, and by extension make me smell like shit when I'm in their vicinity.Jay wrote:
I think spending money on video games is a waste of money. Who cares?menzo wrote:
i dont say the govt should forbid ppl to smoke. i only say i think it is a waste of money
you have that green healthy choice label, that is only on goods that have low fat etc.Kampframmer wrote:
certain healthy foods require a label because you cant see it on that product (like the difference between a banana grown without pesticides and one that been grown with it)
Cigarettes dont need that as everyone know what they are and what the risks are.
yesmenzo wrote:
you have that green healthy choice label, that is only on goods that have low fat etc. http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/7281 … avertj.gifKampframmer wrote:
certain healthy foods require a label because you cant see it on that product (like the difference between a banana grown without pesticides and one that been grown with it)
Cigarettes dont need that as everyone know what they are and what the risks are.
Hey! That's my lightbulb argument.Jay wrote:
How about making the assumption that people are smart enough to make their own decisions? There's your line. I don't need asshats trying to micromanage my life for me.menzo wrote:
than we should label cola, chocolate, potatoes everything. everything is bad for you, we have to draw a line somewhere.Shocking wrote:
That's just double standards tbh, he has a point.
