Issue #775 – Property Right Newsletter, October 10, 2014

October 10, 2014 – Issue #775
“Common sense is not so common.”
– Voltaire
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![]() “Common sense is not so common.” |
![]() Liberal Democratic Party Upper House representative David Leyonhjelm voiced his gratitude to smokers for the $8 billion they provide in tobacco taxes each year. “Your generosity to the nation’s Treasury is truly staggering,” he told the Senate. In his speech Senator Leyonhjelm argued the tax on tobacco hits the poor hardest and makes the Government’s tax increase “all the more perverse”. Senator Leyonhjelm also criticised bans on smoking in public places and institutions, including prison.
In addition to his failed Big Gulp ban, ban on trans fats, and ban on e-cigarette use in public places, Nanny Mike also pushed a range of anti-smoking policies including a ban on smoking in public places and a really massive tobacco tax hike that drove the price of a pack of cigarettes in Manhattan up to as much as $14.50. All in the name of public health.
At the time that Champix was being considered for funding in B.C. it was already the subject of warnings elsewhere. The Tyee reported that France stopped paying for the drug publicly and both Health Canada and the Food and Drug Administration in the United States issued warnings about the drug.
Despite the end to those lawsuits, Pfizer next week will continue its fight with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a less severe warning label for Chantix. World Smokers News – See breaking news about smoking. |
![]() Airbrushing History Iconic Photos: The Case of Missing Cigarettes.: Iconic Photos looks back at a visual issue that regularly graces our semi-annual, revisionist political correctness hissy fits: cigarette censorship in photos. Tucker Carlson:: Smoking in children’s cartoons is a “symbol of freedom and masculinity.” Expressed outraged that male comic book characters were being “wussified.” The Truth? Latest Anti-Smoking Effort Is a Hot Mess.: Using Paparazzi Shots of Smoking Celebrities and Calling Them Idiots Is Cheap. With great power comes great responsibility. Spider-Man’s uncle said that once. And if it’s good enough for Spider-Man’s uncle, it’s good enough for the folks over at the American Legacy Foundation. In the latest iteration of its “Truth” campaign, the group switches gears from getting kids to stop smoking to getting celebrities to stop smoking – while blaming them for teen smoking and calling them unwitting dupes of Big Tobacco. |
::Clapping::
Wonderful to see an issue like that back on the screen!
Wonderful job Jonathan!
🙂
MJM