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NJ Mulls Hiking Legal Smoking Age to 21
CNS News ^ | 04.28.03

Posted on 04/28/2003 10:07:30 AM PDT by Coleus

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"We must consider the health of young people because of the damage smoking does to the body, as well as the long-term financial considerations because of the high cost of medical care for people who have cancer or emphysema."

Don't you love it? All politicians know the evils of smoking but they are afraid to ban smoking altogether. Government sues tobacco companies because their product causes illness and death, but I've never figured out why smokers don't sue government who makes it legal for them to buy a product that government readily admit kills people.

21 posted on 04/28/2003 8:05:42 PM PDT by From The Deer Stand
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While we're at it, let's move the voting age back up to 21. Oh, that's right, then the Dems would lose the MTV vote. Never mind. /sarc
22 posted on 04/28/2003 8:08:50 PM PDT by P.O.E. (God Bless and keep safe our troops.)
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MTV--Satan's Favorite TV Station
23 posted on 04/29/2003 10:45:34 AM PDT by Coleus (RU-486 Kills Babies)
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9-yr.-old Customers

Cigarette Additives

The Anti-Smoking Ads That Philip Morris Forced off the Air

24 posted on 04/29/2003 1:52:59 PM PDT by Coleus (RU-486 Kills Babies)
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N.J.would do better to hike the legal voting age.After all,democrats are more dangerous than cigarettes!
25 posted on 04/29/2003 2:14:33 PM PDT by INSENSITIVE GUY
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LOL, they sure are.
26 posted on 04/29/2003 4:04:48 PM PDT by Coleus (RU-486 Kills Babies)
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There are rumors going around that Jersey is going to ban smoking in public places a al New York. Its a shame, as the bars in Hoboken and Jersey City are doing GREAT business right now.
27 posted on 04/29/2003 7:25:06 PM PDT by Clemenza (East side, West side, all around the town. Tripping the light fantastic on the sidewalks of New York)
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Check out

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/834170/posts

It's about how they manipulate these figures.

Shelion does a great breakdown for the USA in post #16
28 posted on 04/29/2003 9:14:43 PM PDT by qam1 (Compared to George Pataki -> Hillary Clinton and Grey Davis are ultra-right wingers)
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29 posted on 04/29/2003 9:45:08 PM PDT by Coleus (RU-486 Kills Babies)
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"In terms of age, it is very hard to tell the difference between a person who is 16, 17 or 18. Making the age 21 would make enforcement easier."

This is pretty stupid logic -- in terms of age, it's just as hard to tell the difference between a person who is 19, 20, or 21.

30 posted on 05/01/2003 9:34:13 PM PDT by NYCVirago
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