Smoking to be banned (60)

10 years ago, I bought tobacco overseas at 1/5 of the price of it in Aust. And they were making a "healthy" profit. The tax has gone up here so much more each year. And that tax is going back into the system each year. And the biggest investors in tobacco companies are superannuation funds, life insurance companies and Govt investment.


Why would they ban it when they get so much from those who do manage to die a bit younger?

And if someone wants to get into the medical debate of 70-80 yo smokers needing high medical support, what about the 0-10 yo (and probably beyond) who also need high life support?

I have a friend who works in juvenile diabetes and the stories she tells about them would shock you. "I love my Maccas and Coke. Why should I stop when I can have a bigger shot of insulin?"

At least the smokers are well and truly contributing to their medical care.

And I wish that I never had. Simple fact is that statistics are used to define smokers and death are related. My father worked with many chemicals in his carpentry business. Now they are carcegenic.

My father managed to live to 61. And never smoked. My step-father smoked from 13 until 58 and died at 86 from brain cancer.

I drive. Does that mean that car fumes will be related to me dying at some stage? Most likely. Let's ban cars. Give someone anything and they will find some related statistic for the reason.

In 2000, the youth suicide increased by 50%. It went from 88 that year to 138. The same year, there were 2,500 suicides in Aust. And 2,000 of them were males. Mainly in the 35-50 age bracket.

And I will still say that smoking is an addiction I wish I never had.

I know that if any study puts the wording at the end of their studies that smoking will make the condition worse then they get government grants?

Here is another study for you too look up! Until 1980 most if not all Australian schools had asbestos building products incorporated into them, I don’t know about QLD but here in WA a lot of those old schools have slowly been replaced or closed down indefinitely, why you may ask? It seems going to school in certain areas is more of a long term health risk then any amount off smoking! And the government are the last people who will put their hands in their pockets and admit that they got it wrong?
You only have too look at the recent figures off the increased rate of asbestos related deaths in home renovators to realize someone dropped the ball years ago and the easiest way to cover it up is to blame smoking related illness? I have been passive smoking since birth, actively smoking since I was 13, three years ago I had a chest X-ray for a fractured rib, the X-ray came up clear of anything other than the fractured rib? But the doctor still tried to lecture me on the harms off smoking even after he just had me standing in front of a machine full of uranium? I them lectured him on how the buildings I was working in had asbestos walls and roof and that large amounts off formaldehyde were used in the production line, that he should be concentrating a little more on that than someone who smoked?

Just ask your self’s this, why is it illegal to grow your own tobacco? When in some states you are allowed to grow your own dope?

Just look at the advances off smoking now with the quit campaign!
We now have beer gardens at pubs so we can take the kids!
We now have outside alfresco coffee shops, so we can have a smoke,
We now have our own sections at the casinos?

We just have to get the bloody stupid non smokers to piss off before they ruin it, as no mater where we go, some a**hole non smoker will want to sit with us and complain about the smoke?

It really used too piss me off at my last place off work that the none smokers would take up all the chairs that were for smokers?

Its about time you non smokers took up a hobby, like jumping off cliffs, that will be the only time you will ever get over the fact that smokers have rights too!