tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post3374500293875310201..comments2023-07-25T02:39:44.615-07:00Comments on Bill Tieleman: Jack the Tax on Tobacco, but Make It Prescription-Only Too – a Controlled SubstanceBill Tielemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03304971610140279157noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-61614270179802609802014-01-17T20:48:25.502-08:002014-01-17T20:48:25.502-08:00Good let's do the same thing for pot smokers t...Good let's do the same thing for pot smokers too, before that gets out of hand.<br /><br />There's enough trouble with people who can't or won't hold their liquor. Ask any family that has had a severe injury or fatality within. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-37768787864252626132014-01-15T13:12:12.858-08:002014-01-15T13:12:12.858-08:00I do confess I was a smoker and for sure my quitti...I do confess I was a smoker and for sure my quitting was a direct result of price . my breaking point was around $ 5.25 a pack , so it's been a few years for sure about six or more I think . When I think back about six or seven years ago it was easier to spot the non-smokers , nowadays it's very easy to spot the one or two that still smoke when out in gatherings , parties , groups ect.. I think now it's high time we start focusing on all the other toxins was are forced to consume on a daily bases . It is very shocking how many carcinogenic chemicals we are unknowingly exposed too that compose our daily use products . So when faced with skyrocketing healthcare cost it would seem a like like Bull Shit not to tackle all the problems society are subjected to buy lazy ineffective government garbage . Christophernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-56466966504136840182014-01-15T07:14:20.231-08:002014-01-15T07:14:20.231-08:00Um,the canard of smokers being refused treatment i...Um,the canard of smokers being refused treatment is pretty frayed and lacking. Smokers already pay ahead with the heap of taxes (22 cents per cigarette http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/topic.page?id=16642BDBE534442F94AED3A92A5D2047) on the product they use.Where will government feed the public purse if that source dries up? Try again as that one won't fly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-40756488274728279092014-01-15T02:02:28.053-08:002014-01-15T02:02:28.053-08:00Not a good idea. we have enough people in jail. ...Not a good idea. we have enough people in jail. people have smoked since about day 2 and they will continue to do so. Increasing taxes, perhaps, but not too much or we will see an increase in illegal imports. <br /><br />Doctors have enough to do. let the smokers smoke, just ensure they aren't sold to minors. its a person's choice to take it up and quite frankly if they want to die young, that is there business. yes I know it increases the cost of health care but so does eating too much fat and drinking too much pop, driving too fast, etc.<br /><br />I'm much more concerned about the poverty level of children in this province than those who smoke. they can at least afford it. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-18245157999805370152014-01-14T12:43:03.562-08:002014-01-14T12:43:03.562-08:00"I've got a really novel idea - how about..."I've got a really novel idea - how about the government and everybody else stays the hell out of what I put in my body as long as I'm only hurting myself?"<br /><br />No problems... and you'll not bother making the public pay for your treatments when you get cancer, right? I'm all for making smokers pay for their sins in the form of taxes, but making tobacco a prescription drug? Sure, doctors have all sorts of time for that kind if BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-4832897807794550112014-01-13T16:32:30.109-08:002014-01-13T16:32:30.109-08:00I've got a really novel idea - how about the g...I've got a really novel idea - how about the government and everybody else stays the hell out of what I put in my body as long as I'm only hurting myself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-51113576334192832112014-01-11T09:52:36.453-08:002014-01-11T09:52:36.453-08:00If under this silly proposal, that high taxes and ...If under this silly proposal, that high taxes and jail time are there for smoking cigarettes without a prescription, it would only seen natural that the same thing be applied to marijuana should marijuana be decriminalized.<br /><br />But there is a paradox. Bill here wants cigarettes to be noted to be a dangerous drug available only by prescription and yet many of the complainers and whiners here want marijuana decriminalized.<br /><br />So magically there is this health evil from cigarettes, but not from marijuana?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-77310857785316578822014-01-10T20:04:37.999-08:002014-01-10T20:04:37.999-08:00Agree with idiotic thought like this, who would wa...Agree with idiotic thought like this, who would want the NDP?<br /><br />But the complainers and whiners would not use the term "police state" as they would if such a scheme was put together by a conservative or liberal government.<br /><br />It is refreshing to see new subjects on Bill's "blog" to start a new year getting away from the nauseating over and over again BC Rail. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-45765751274877395932014-01-10T17:41:58.926-08:002014-01-10T17:41:58.926-08:00No wonder the NDP blew the election ! With thinkin...No wonder the NDP blew the election ! With thinking like this, they may as well pack their bags and disappear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-48048753367679333812014-01-10T12:00:59.814-08:002014-01-10T12:00:59.814-08:00So, a new career for Bill, since his "pundit&...So, a new career for Bill, since his "pundit" days are clearly numbered. I mean, what could be a better cause than railing against smoking? It true NDP-Glen Clark style, it involves much more government control. It would take a lot of PR to make it work...a perfect job for Weststar Communications!<br /><br />And of course, the doctors will love all the business they can bill MSP. <br /><br />We can also hire thousands of border guards and cops in a vain attempt to control smuggling.<br /><br />But it's nice to see Bill move on to something other than BC Rail, now that his pundit days are done.Vanstarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35935973.post-89351716412370108222014-01-10T08:38:56.184-08:002014-01-10T08:38:56.184-08:00This is an interesting concept Bill and I am all i...This is an interesting concept Bill and I am all in favour of any moves to help smokers quit. But wouldn't it just create a new problem of an illegal trade in cigarettes leading to another "war" that cannot be won? The same could said for hiking taxes; it would be a boon for the black marketeers even if it does reduce smoking rates. It seems to me that the most effective way to counter smoking is to (a) make it totally socially unacceptable and (b) an even more concerted effort by governments and private sector employers to provide all-out support to smokers who want to quit.Chris Freimondnoreply@blogger.com