Do you think smoking is healthy?

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  • Personally I think politics should stay out of smoking.

    If you dislike smoking then don't smoke, but leave the smokers alone.

    Besides, if you kill off cigarettes you kill off
    1) Taxes the government gets from them
    2) Jobs associated with cigarettes

    and do you really want MORE people unemployed and a bigger need for taxes?

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    • do you think we should legalize things like heroin for the same reasons? (job creation, taxes). this is a serious question.

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      • Yes.

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      • Seriously?

        So ... put a tax on metal spoons and lighters?

        and when people overdose and kill themselves try to blame the manufacturer instead of the user?

        O_o herp derp

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        • did i say all that? that's another discussion anyway.

          But if you think that harmful useless products should be manufactured because of jobs and the taxes that can be put on them, then why not legally manufacture, tax, and distribute heroin for the same reason?

          In fact heroin has killed far far fewer people than cigarettes. Not even comparable numbers.

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          • You want to put more people on welfare then. More people sucking off the government's milk supply ... which will only hurt the economy more..

            why? Because of your own personal feelings on smoking and smokers?

            This is what always gets me...
            Certain political groups always talk about freedoms, promoting personal freedoms, freedom to do what you want to your own body... UNTIL you chose something they personally disagree with

            Then they try to take your freedom away, try to play the "we'll decide what's good for you little child" card.

            screw that.

            if a legally consenting adult wants to smoke let them.
            If you don't like it? Well it's not your business what choices they make with their own bodies right? :-)

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            • angel dear, sounds like ur the one with the political agenda, not me.

              Anyone with common sense hates cigs and would be in favor of them completely disappearing from earth. It's not political.

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            • one more thing though. Cigarette smoking and the health care and cost DOES get passed on to everyone whether you or I like it or not.

              On the other hand abortions CUT DOWN on the number of people on welfare because welfare babies get aborted.

              So if you want to be economically prudent, you should support regulation/outlawing tobacco AND abortion at the same time. No contradiction involved.

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              • you assume only welfare mommies are killing their babies

                in reality many wealthy women abort because the child isn't "convenient" for their lifestyle and welfare moms keep the kids, especially if they can get more $$$ for them.

                but hey if you want a government that dictates to you what you can eat, what you can drink, what you can smoke... do not be surprised when that government continues to pick out things they feel you shouldn't be allowed to do or have.

                You personally have issues against smoking so you're not against banning it.
                But hey why stop there. Let's ban soda, juice drinks, unprotected sex, alcohol, candy... let's make it all illegal ... because somehow each one can in fact be unhealthy if overdone.

                Where should society's "rights" start and personal freedoms end?

                And what happens when something YOU like because banned because someone else decides it's dangerous to everyone else?

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          • if heroin was as widely used it would cause far far far far more death and suffering than tabbaco ever would idiot, heroin is the most horrible drug ever along with meth, a hot shot(unusually pure) is all it takes to kill a addict or a dirty needle for that matter, and then theres the families, then theres the people who import the heroin more deaths there, the slaves at the poppy feilds, your ignorant

            doesnt at all suprise me ur a stoner either

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            • i'm not advocating that heroin be legal you moron. I'm making a point about angel's argument concerning tobacco and the jobs created from making it. I'm applying what she is saying about tobacco to heroin.

              Heroin is a bad substance. But you are also a retard by virtue of the fact that almost every thing you list there as being bad about heroin stems from it being illegal. Think about what you are saying. Or just think, period.

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              • no completely different A people would still be dyeing, every one would be stoned of their tits on heroin (because its legal every one would be on the welfare. children would grow up thinking heroin is okay, tobacco is way diffrent give it up you lost it when you compared it with heroin

                no smoking isn't healthy but its every ones own choice, i smoke im not hurting anyone but you would stick your nose in to other peoples personal choices any way ur a tard :)

                ur retarded and make no sense never compare tobacco to an A class drug

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    • Agree with your statements 100%.

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