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Bill Gives FDA Broad Powers to Regulate Tobacco
Washington Post ^
| June 11, 2009;
| Lyndsey Layton
Posted on 06/11/2009 6:07:25 PM PDT by GSP.FAN
The Senate approved landmark legislation today that would give the government sweeping new power to oversee tobacco, a centuries-old product used by 20 percent of Americans yet largely unregulated in this country.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: cigs; tobacco
The Gov is controlling cigs?
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posted on
06/11/2009 6:07:25 PM PDT
by
GSP.FAN
To: GSP.FAN; Eric Blair
Largely unregulated, yet TAXED to the HILT! (And I don’t even smoke.)
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posted on
06/11/2009 6:08:55 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
('Every criminal could learn something from Barack 0bama when it comes to stealing money .'~ Rush)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
They should just make it illegal.
OH but then they wouldn’t get the tax money!
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posted on
06/11/2009 6:11:36 PM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(Psalm 109:8 - Let his days be few; and let another take his office)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
06/11/2009 6:12:51 PM PDT
by
GSP.FAN
To: GSP.FAN
Like the rest of us, tobacco is soon to be ‘overtaxed and underrepresented.’ :(
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posted on
06/11/2009 6:14:08 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
('Every criminal could learn something from Barack 0bama when it comes to stealing money .'~ Rush)
To: netmilsmom
Just how long will we let them milk this cash cow? Yeesh!
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posted on
06/11/2009 6:15:20 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
('Every criminal could learn something from Barack 0bama when it comes to stealing money .'~ Rush)
To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...
The only Marx we need to listen to:
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posted on
06/11/2009 6:44:11 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
To: GSP.FAN
largely unregulated in this country. Yes, you have to be of certain age, the tabacco additives are carefully controlled, the price is highly controlled via massive taxation, consumption is a negative in most health-related questionnaires...
Yep, largely unregulated!
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posted on
06/11/2009 7:20:43 PM PDT
by
PugetSoundSoldier
(Indignation over the sting of truth is the defense of the indefensible)
To: GSP.FAN; SunkenCiv; socialismisinsidious; bamahead; Lurking Libertarian; LibertyRocks; ...
As par for the course, the WaPo article is designed to congratulate the 'Rats for passing some legislation that may make them feel good but will have little or no direct impact on tobacco consumption or tobacco related disease. All this legislation does is to rearrange the bureaucracy.
It's totally unnecessary because cigarette consumption in the US has been steadily declining as is. But it never occurs to statists in government that one shouldn't fix something that isn't broken. They would rather get publicity for claiming to "get things done" when in fact they are doing nothing but creating an ever more expansive government.
BTW, the fact that "Philip Morris is supporting it" should give you some idea of its anticipated effect on sales. (Actually, it's not "Philip Morris" who supported the legislation, but rather Altria, since Altria (domestic division) split with Philip Morris International (foreign division) last year.)
To: GSP.FAN
Beware of articles that use the canards, “broad,”
“sweeping,”and “reform.” Those are among the commies’ favorite weasel words for applauding themselves while sticking it to the rest of us.
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posted on
06/13/2009 11:38:42 AM PDT
by
Luke21
To: justiceseeker93; GSP.FAN
"Smoke em if ya got em"
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