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Our state legislature is currently having one hell of a fight over imposing a 1.50 per pack tax on cigarettes. I find it interesting the national estimates for care related to smoking related ailments is 150 billion dollars. The costs related to medical ailments related to obesity is 147 billion but I hear nothing about taxing the **** out of candy and fast food.
I'm sure Mcdonalds has made some generous donations.
 
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Originally Posted by OKMICK
Our state legislature is currently having one hell of a fight over imposing a 1.50 per pack tax on cigarettes. I find it interesting the national estimates for care related to smoking related ailments is 150 billion dollars. The costs related to medical ailments related to obesity is 147 billion but I hear nothing about taxing the **** out of candy and fast food.
Mick, the "forward thinking" mayor of New York imposed a tax on Big Gulps to stem the tide of obesity from sugary drinks but the courts shot it down.
 
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Originally Posted by OKMICK
Our state legislature is currently having one hell of a fight over imposing a 1.50 per pack tax on cigarettes. I find it interesting the national estimates for care related to smoking related ailments is 150 billion dollars. The costs related to medical ailments related to obesity is 147 billion but I hear nothing about taxing the **** out of candy and fast food.
Just wait til they propose an extra high tax on candy cigarettes!!!
 
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Morning Ron, Terry, Tracy (F), Rick, Mick, Greg, Mark², Al, Ken, OG Mark, Rich and Lou.
 
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Morning Mark. How are things in the wonderful state of Michigan?
 
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Originally Posted by OKMICK
Our state legislature is currently having one hell of a fight over imposing a 1.50 per pack tax on cigarettes. I find it interesting the national estimates for care related to smoking related ailments is 150 billion dollars. The costs related to medical ailments related to obesity is 147 billion but I hear nothing about taxing the **** out of candy and fast food.
I've had people, who I didn't know, come up to me and tell me how bad smoking was..blah blah blah. I'd look at them, quote the numbers you just wrote, and ask them...."so...when are you going on a diet?"... jeez...they seem to get pissed off...
 
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Morning Mark. How are things in the wonderful state of Michigan?
Getting cold, had to scrap the windows on the truck this morning.
 
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Old 10-26-2017, 08:24 AM
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Getting cold, had to scrap the windows on the truck this morning.
Don't throw away perfectly good windows, Mark! Just roll em up!
 
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