Posted on 03/17/2017 6:25:34 AM PDT by kevcol
Democratic lawmakers introduced a proposal to place a fee on opioid prescriptions with the revenue going to combat rampant painkiller and heroin addiction across the U.S.
Sen. Chris Murphy and Sen. Richard Blumenthal from Connecticut, a state hit hard by increases in drug overdoses, are calling for a one-cent per-milligram tax to be added to prescriptions for opiate-based painkillers.
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Only taxing the prescriptions?
Don’t want the drug smugglers to have to fill out the paperwork?
That’s gonna hurt.
What a stupid idea.
Proposed knowing full well that most of their constituents are street thugs who will steal or shoplift opiods, bypassing any tax.
Worked for cigarettes!~sarc Punishing the people who need the opioids and are not addicted makes sense because we all need to be in this together!~double sarc
They also want to tax mileage on cars. But they’re for the ‘little man’.
Won’t taxing painkillers drive the trade underground and stimulate the black market?
Oh, wait...
They’re using their gun control logic ..... take guns away from the law abiding, leaving them defenseless, & the lawless keep doing what they’re doing. Tax the law abiding who really NEED these prescriptions & the lawless keep doing what they’re doing.
I wouldn’t mind seeing a tax on doctors who prescribe these poisons. It might encourage them to be much more cautious about their use.
Punish the many for the sins of the few.
What a load of crap.
All I hear lately is how Trump’s budget is going to hurt the elderly. Guess who uses more painkillers than anyone?
Yes, the older folks who need them to get through the day somewhat pain-free.
Burn the poppy fields and build the damn wall.
Because street drug dealers are ready, willing and able to collect the tax.
How about a tax on lawyers and lawmakers to help combat stupid laws?
This is a typical idea from people who are known lunatics. Is it OK to laugh at the mentally ill? Just askin’.
That’s always their answer to everything. TAX TAX TAX.
Always hurt the innocent. Great solution.
Hey dude. Got H bags. Outside the city, only pay 10% tax, for you I knock off another 2%...”
Spending other peoples money is not the cure.
Only a socialist would attempt to tax addiction and disease.
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