Passage Urged for Budget Amendment for Public Health; Tobacco Tax-Reduce Deficit,Cut Teen Smoking

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[SheLion]

WHY are they dragging their feet??!!

Why don't they just ban the damn stuff and we can get on with a Civil War! Plus, cut their damn MSA money! I'd love it!

[Gabz]

ACS CAN has launched a nationwide grassroots campaign, including running phone banks and local advertising, to line up support for a vote on the Amendment, which may come as early as today.

This is NOT a grassrots effort of any kind - this is lobbying being done by a tax-exempt so-called health organization.....

[annyokie]

Jeez! Can't these guys see a Black Market in the making?

[annyokie]

Gabz:

Off topic: I saw TSP at WalMart yesterday under the "Red Devil" label if you haven't already gotten some.

[Gabz]

"This Amendment is good fiscal policy and good for public health," said Gary J. Streit, a member of the ACS CAN Board of Directors. "Raising the federal tobacco tax will generate ample new revenue for public health, including cancer research and prevention with enough left over for deficit reduction. On top of that, higher cigarette taxes are proven to reduce smoking, especially among youth. We call that a win-win, win-win."

Barbra Steisand..............if they didn't waste so dadgum much money on efforts to denomize and denormalize smoers there would be more than enough money for cancer research and deficit reduction..........

[Gabz]

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is the nonprofit, nonpartisan sister advocacy organization of the American Cancer Society. ACS CAN is dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major public health problem through voter education and issue campaigns aimed at influencing candidates and lawmakers to support laws and policies that will help people fight cancer.

The more I read of this more and more ticked off I am getting.

This is not "voter education" it is out and out lobbying and electioneering - both violations of non-profit tax exempt status it enjoys.

These lobbying efforts need to be called what they are and these NGO's need to be totally stripped of their tax exempt status.

The IRS is all over every day tax payers for the littlest thing - but these groups day in and day out blatantly fault the laws and are given a pass.

Why is there no outrage over it??????

[Gabz]

I must need some cognizent memory enhancing (where are my cigarettes) because for the life of me I know I should know what you are talking abouat....but have actually no idea...

Could you help me out please, because I was planning a Wal-Mart trip this weekend anyway?

[annyokie]

A few days ago, you had remarked that you had a mold problem at the house and wanted to know where you could get some TSP. I saw some at WallyWorld and thought, "I should let her know."

Here, let me light that for ya. ; )

[Gabz]

Thank you - yes now I remember the conversation.

I appreciate you remembering and thinking of me....I wrote down the brand name and will look for it when in Wally World.

thanks again.

[annyokie]

You're very welcome. It's either the TSP or ya'll need to start smoking in the rest of the house!

[SheLion]

Why is there no outrage over it??????

I can't understand it, Gabz. Everyone else puts up a fight when something THEY enjoy is under attack.

I guess the anti's have gotten to most smokers for this to carry on. What sheeple we have become. Everyone bitches but no one can do anything.

If we only had the money...............

[SheLion]

Jeez! Can't these guys see a Black Market in the making?

Why don't the anti's just ban the damn stuff so we can get on with a civil war and be done with it?

And also, at the same time, we can cut off their MSA money! Sounds good to ME!

[Gabz]

LOL! I can hear the antis screaming now!!!!!!!

[Gabz]

Sigh..............

[SheLion]

Sigh..............

I know, Gabz! I just shake my head here. I'd throw my hands in the air, but I know that's what "they" want. I refuse to give in!

[Gabz]

Same here.

[Great Dane]

As far as I know, only one cancer is related to smoking, what are we going to do about the other 95%.

[at bay]

"Why don't they just ban the damn stuff....?"

Sheila-baby lion cakes! You're starting to see the light! I knew you could do it! BAN IT ALREADY! Right on!

[at bay]

Alright, Mr. Weiner, this is only gonna hurt for a second. I'm gonna pull the ban (dage) off all at once. You may want to blubber for a little while, but in the end you'll thank me for doing it quickly, rather than piecemeal.