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Auntie_dEm writes:

in response to Gunner1:

How many generations does it take to effect change? Smoking is not that cute, cool, thing to do, as shown in the commercials that were banned years ago. It is in fact a horrific addiction that kills both the smoker and people nearby. Costing the world tax payers Billions of dollars in health care. It's time for responsibility and change. Wake up and smell the coffee, let's do the right thing. If you need help quitting reach out for help, don't fight. If you know someone addicted, offer help. Good luck to all of us.

Tobacco has been blamed for many things. The North saw that the South was getting too powerful and RICH by raising tobacco and other crops in the mid 1800's. That had to stop because Washington didn't want the south to take over the union. States rights had to be infringed on by the North to control their income. Then they realized that without slaves to produce these crops the South would be ruined or at least controlled. They called this fight over states rights the Civil War. Then came regulation of tobacco, taxing tobacco and other control. Several years ago tobacco became even more powerful---then came the blame game for all kinds of illnesses, the vilification of tobacco, and the cost treating the same--hence more taxes, under the guise of paying for treatment of these diseases. Has anyone other than the federal government ever received any of this money?? I don't think so!! The charge still continues today by wanting San Angelo, and other,cities, under the pretense that "it is for our own good", to have a smoking ban!!!! I would like to keep my rights to hand down to my grandchildren.WAKE UP AMERICA. You don't have to be a smoker to get burned(pun intended)on losing your individual rights.


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