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Obamacare Penalizing Smokers- "Pay to Sin" | |
| Mr_Electric
Offer Upgrade  User ID: 33182544  Australia01/28/2013 01:51 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | "Smokers, beware: tobacco penalties under President Obama’s Affordable Care Act could subject millions of smokers to fees costing thousands of dollars, making healthcare more expensive for them than Americans with other unhealthy habits." [link to www.blacklistednews.com] -------------------------- Wow, and this coming from a man who still secretly smokes. What are the older folks who smoke going to do?? Yet another excuse to gouge people for more money. I mean, they don't have these penalties in effect for obese people or those with other health problems brought on by stuff like drinking and other things???  [The time of Christ's return is drawing near. Repent of your sins and be reconciled to God the Father through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. The days of salvation are still here. Cry out to God and believe on Jesus while there is still time.] |
| Inferniouz
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| lightchild_uk
Waiting for IT User ID: 33014056  United Kingdom01/28/2013 02:50 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Mr_Electric
(OP) User ID: 33182544 Australia01/28/2013 03:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | All because of the excuse that "you shouldn't be smoking anyway, so if you do... you're gonna pay for it...". Where has freedom gone? Besides, nicotine in natural tobacco not treated with additives has been shown to have beneficial effects. Now they are coming after e-cigarettes. The FDA is ruling on them as we speak. If they start taxing e-cigs, then they are just gonna show themselves even more that it's not really the health issues, it's all about the money... [The time of Christ's return is drawing near. Repent of your sins and be reconciled to God the Father through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. The days of salvation are still here. Cry out to God and believe on Jesus while there is still time.] |
| Mr_Electric
(OP) User ID: 33182544 Australia01/28/2013 03:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They've raised taxes for years. I can remember when I was a kid... my mom buying a pack of smokes for .65 cents. It's ridiculous. Quoting: Mr_Electric All because of the excuse that "you shouldn't be smoking anyway, so if you do... you're gonna pay for it...". Where has freedom gone? Besides, nicotine in natural tobacco not treated with additives has been shown to have beneficial effects. Now they are coming after e-cigarettes. The FDA is ruling on them as we speak. If they start taxing e-cigs, then they are just gonna show themselves even more that it's not really the health issues, it's all about the money... Which we've known all along anyway... but the "plausible deniability" can only wear so thin. [The time of Christ's return is drawing near. Repent of your sins and be reconciled to God the Father through the precious blood of Jesus Christ. The days of salvation are still here. Cry out to God and believe on Jesus while there is still time.] |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 33187321  Romania01/28/2013 05:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They fight smokers because they want tame and dumb sheeple. Thread: Nicotine, DHEA, brain and fat metabolism and ageing Thread: Nicotine fights fear, anxiety, PTSD |
