Posts Tagged ‘ smoking ’

Tobacco Legislation Is a Sneaky Big Government Play

Jul 13th, 2009 | By Linda Brady Traynham | Category: Featured, Morning Whiskey
Before you sigh, "Not another anti-anti-smoking article," this issue represents the state vs. the people in microcosm.  It appears to be the perfect way for Big Brother to seize authority to change the behavior of others.  The underdogs are outnumbered 3 to 1.  Perhaps 99.9% think the behavior is deleterious.  ...read more

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Big Tobacco and Government Collude

Jun 22nd, 2009 | By Jim Nelson | Category: Featured, Macro Economics, Politics
As a menthol smoker, nothing got me more upset than that infuriating passage in the recent tobacco bill that explicitly gives the FDA authority to ban menthol. It's so clear what's going on, I can't stand it. I think Linda got most of it right the other day. This bill is ...read more

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