I'm a professional smoker & proud of it, killing myself? yep! My choice so deal with it.
I pay my taxes just like non-smokers, but I pay more by buying smokes, paying for the RIGHT, but treated like a leper by some.
When it's illegal to smoke everywhere in this country, you will have a valid point.
This wont happen but I wish it would, just to see the effects.
How many jobs will be lost?
How much money will be lost in taxes?
population is about 22.6 million,
Say 5.6 million are smokers @ a packet a day,
Packet is rounded to lets say $15,
That's $84 million PER DAY,
That's $588 million PER WEEK
That's nearly $30.6 billion dollars PER YEAR
So what would the government reap in taxes off that?
Make smoking illegal, I would love to see the price increase of petrol & alcohol.
I HAVE the RIGHT to smoke,
I HAVE the RIGHT to be offended by the comments of others for doing nothing illegal,
I HAVE the RIGHT to smoke in my home, in public, in my car, on my property.
I WOULD like the RIGHT to smack people in the mouth for looking down at me & making a smart arse remark about smokers.
I HAVE the RESPONSIBILITY not to annoy others while smoking to the best of my ability
I HAVE the RESPONSIBILITY to smoke in designated area's when at a social function,
Do not put all smokers in the same basket, we are not all the same & some do have respect for others.
Everyone who drinks alcohol is an alcoholic.
Everyone who is religious is a cult member
Everyone who has taken Panadol is a drug addict
Everyone who goes to a Gym is on steroids
Everyone who has something against immigrants is a racist
Everyone who goes to a Doctor is a hypochondriac
Have I covered everybody in this list?
Politically correctness can kiss my arse
OH&S can kiss my arse
Rude & intolerant people can kiss my arse
Toughen up people, grow up as your great grand parents did & stop bitchin.
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