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If the Chinese counterfeit prescription medicines and cigarettes why not US currency? That would be even more lucrative.
Posted to Dispatches by david wayne osedach on June 30, 2009
E - cigarettes
The E - cigarette sounds like a joke. But if it wworks for some it is worth it.
Posted to Human Guinea Pig by david wayne osedach on April 7, 2009
Re: Tobacco
Tobacco is the only product that when used properly, as intended, leads to serious illness and premature death. 1. Cigarette smoking has been identified as the most important source of preventable morbidity (disease and illness) and premature mortality (death) worldwide. 2. Smoking-related ...
Posted to Human Nature by hmhoon on January 29, 2009
Obama Pledges Not To Smoke In White House
Barack Obama says you won't catch him lighting up a cigarette in the smoke-free White House. ''There are times where I've fallen off the wagon,'' the president-elect said when asked in a broadcast interview whether he has kicked the habit. http://www.webcastr.com/videos/news/obama-pledges-not-to-smoke-in-white-house.html
Posted to Ballot Box by wilsontruth on December 11, 2008
Solidarity, Hitch!
Bravo! You are right on the money with this. We should increase our ties to and support for the nation of India dramatically. It is quite clear who our friends our and who our enemies are too. Though I have no doubt that there are millions of decent, right-thinking people in Pakistan, the government there and the ISI are pretty much our enemies ...
Posted to Fighting Words by David66 on December 3, 2008
Re: Economists are idiots
Economists are not stupid. We actually do take into account your argument that there is a chance you will pay any price for a cigarette. This article, however, oversimplifies economic methods into an argument that is quite shallow. The notion of utility is another simple economic analysis. If cigarettes bring you joy (and/or quitting brings ...
Posted to The Undercover Economist by sboege on May 22, 2008
Re: Do your Research
Here's some research that Rep. Peter King, (R) NY, seemed to ignore when he asserted earlier this month that smokers and Native Americans were ''funding terrorism'': ''The Unintended Consequences of Cigarette Tax Hikes'' http://www.mackinac.org/4927 This report was issued some 4-1/2 years ago, when Hezbollah and Hamas were simply buying ...
Posted to The Undercover Economist by find4more on May 17, 2008
Smokers like high prices?
Addiction is the absence of rational thought. If I were thinking rationally about cigarettes, I would be able to drop those cancer sticks without a second thought. This product is chemically engineered to keep its users physically addicted. I
Posted to The Undercover Economist by DWD72 on May 17, 2008