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January 14, 2009 Anti-Smoking Advocate Is Named to Health Post By ROBERT PEAR NY Times WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Health and Human Services. The prospective nominee, William V. Corr, is executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a nonprofit group that seeks to reduce tobacco use among children and adults. As a member of the Obama transition team, Mr. Corr has led efforts to review and evaluate the work of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Obama has selected Tom Daschle, a former Senate Democratic leader, to be secretary of health and human services. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Corr would be the deputy secretary. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Corr worked as chief counsel and policy director for Mr. Daschle, when Mr. Daschle was minority leader. ***The new Congress is expected to move aggressively against the tobacco industry, by increasing federal regulation of cigarettes, raising taxes on tobacco products and approving an international tobacco control treaty.*** As a senator, Mr. Obama, an intermittent smoker, was a co-sponsor of a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate “the manufacture, marketing, and distribution” of tobacco products, including cigarettes. On its Web site, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says its goals are “to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.” - - - Let's see...raise cigarette taxes by $2.50 a pack to start and raise cigar taxes by $10 a cigar. Good start. :) Next, outlaw smoking on the public's streets and sidewalks. |
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On Jan 13, 11:32*pm, hk wrote:
January 14, 2009 Anti-Smoking Advocate Is Named to Health Post By ROBERT PEAR NY Times WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Health and Human Services. The prospective nominee, William V. Corr, is executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a nonprofit group that seeks to reduce tobacco use among children and adults. As a member of the Obama transition team, Mr. Corr has led efforts to review and evaluate the work of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Obama has selected Tom Daschle, a former Senate Democratic leader, to be secretary of health and human services. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Corr would be the deputy secretary. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Corr worked as chief counsel and policy director for Mr. Daschle, when Mr. Daschle was minority leader. ***The new Congress is expected to move aggressively against the tobacco industry, by increasing federal regulation of cigarettes, raising taxes on tobacco products and approving an international tobacco control treaty.*** As a senator, Mr. Obama, an intermittent smoker, was a co-sponsor of a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate “the manufacture, marketing, and distribution” of tobacco products, including cigarettes. On its Web site, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says its goals are “to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.” - - - Let's see...raise cigarette taxes by $2.50 a pack to start and raise cigar taxes by $10 a cigar. Good start. *:) Next, outlaw smoking on the public's streets and sidewalks. I guess they'll never ban tobacco outright. That'd be like shooting themselves in the foot. Is this smart Government? Smokes already hit (at one time ) 10 bucks a pack with their new tax gouges...it only encouraged us (yes I'm a smoker) to go to the Reserve, BYPASSING the tax system, and leaving the Govt. wondering what the hells going on (because all the store owners that made 75% of their PROFIT... through the sale of Tobacco, and are now HURTING ).... Is THIS smart Govt. ? IF they REALLY wanted the public to quit...they'd ban Tobacco completely.......dont you think? |
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On Jan 13, 11:32*pm, hk wrote:
January 14, 2009 Anti-Smoking Advocate Is Named to Health Post By ROBERT PEAR NY Times WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Health and Human Services. The prospective nominee, William V. Corr, is executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a nonprofit group that seeks to reduce tobacco use among children and adults. As a member of the Obama transition team, Mr. Corr has led efforts to review and evaluate the work of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Obama has selected Tom Daschle, a former Senate Democratic leader, to be secretary of health and human services. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Corr would be the deputy secretary. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Corr worked as chief counsel and policy director for Mr. Daschle, when Mr. Daschle was minority leader. ***The new Congress is expected to move aggressively against the tobacco industry, by increasing federal regulation of cigarettes, raising taxes on tobacco products and approving an international tobacco control treaty.*** As a senator, Mr. Obama, an intermittent smoker, was a co-sponsor of a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate “the manufacture, marketing, and distribution” of tobacco products, including cigarettes. On its Web site, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says its goals are “to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.” - - - Let's see...raise cigarette taxes by $2.50 a pack to start and raise cigar taxes by $10 a cigar. Good start. *:) Next, outlaw smoking on the public's streets and sidewalks. For someone who's supposed to be liberal, it's amazing that you are so prejudiced about so many things and so many groups of people. Would you say "deeeeelightful" if the government were to ban boating on Chesapeake because of the pollution (and stink) caused by boats? |
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On Jan 14, 8:22*am, wrote:
On Jan 13, 11:32*pm, hk wrote: January 14, 2009 Anti-Smoking Advocate Is Named to Health Post By ROBERT PEAR NY Times WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Health and Human Services. The prospective nominee, William V. Corr, is executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a nonprofit group that seeks to reduce tobacco use among children and adults. As a member of the Obama transition team, Mr. Corr has led efforts to review and evaluate the work of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Obama has selected Tom Daschle, a former Senate Democratic leader, to be secretary of health and human services. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Corr would be the deputy secretary. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Corr worked as chief counsel and policy director for Mr. Daschle, when Mr. Daschle was minority leader. ***The new Congress is expected to move aggressively against the tobacco industry, by increasing federal regulation of cigarettes, raising taxes on tobacco products and approving an international tobacco control treaty.*** As a senator, Mr. Obama, an intermittent smoker, was a co-sponsor of a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate “the manufacture, marketing, and distribution” of tobacco products, including cigarettes. On its Web site, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says its goals are “to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.” - - - Let's see...raise cigarette taxes by $2.50 a pack to start and raise cigar taxes by $10 a cigar. Good start. *:) Next, outlaw smoking on the public's streets and sidewalks. For someone who's supposed to be liberal, it's amazing that you are so prejudiced about so many things and so many groups of people. Would you say "deeeeelightful" if the government were to ban boating on Chesapeake because of the pollution (and stink) caused by boats?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Or if Potato chips and Big Macs were taxed to the same levels as Tobacco. Either way, cigs are only about $1.25 a pack if you roll em' yourself. There is no tax other than state sales tax on bulk tobacco. Most are just too lazy to roll em' themselves, just sit and smoke and complain. |
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"hk" wrote in message ... January 14, 2009 Anti-Smoking Advocate Is Named to Health Post By ROBERT PEAR NY Times WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Health and Human Services. The prospective nominee, William V. Corr, is executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a nonprofit group that seeks to reduce tobacco use among children and adults. As a member of the Obama transition team, Mr. Corr has led efforts to review and evaluate the work of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Obama has selected Tom Daschle, a former Senate Democratic leader, to be secretary of health and human services. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Corr would be the deputy secretary. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Corr worked as chief counsel and policy director for Mr. Daschle, when Mr. Daschle was minority leader. ***The new Congress is expected to move aggressively against the tobacco industry, by increasing federal regulation of cigarettes, raising taxes on tobacco products and approving an international tobacco control treaty.*** As a senator, Mr. Obama, an intermittent smoker, was a co-sponsor of a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate “the manufacture, marketing, and distribution” of tobacco products, including cigarettes. On its Web site, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says its goals are “to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.” - - - Let's see...raise cigarette taxes by $2.50 a pack to start and raise cigar taxes by $10 a cigar. Good start. :) Next, outlaw smoking on the public's streets and sidewalks. Been there, done that............. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...oking-ban.html |
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Don White wrote:
"hk" wrote in message ... January 14, 2009 Anti-Smoking Advocate Is Named to Health Post By ROBERT PEAR NY Times WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Health and Human Services. The prospective nominee, William V. Corr, is executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a nonprofit group that seeks to reduce tobacco use among children and adults. As a member of the Obama transition team, Mr. Corr has led efforts to review and evaluate the work of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Obama has selected Tom Daschle, a former Senate Democratic leader, to be secretary of health and human services. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Corr would be the deputy secretary. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Corr worked as chief counsel and policy director for Mr. Daschle, when Mr. Daschle was minority leader. ***The new Congress is expected to move aggressively against the tobacco industry, by increasing federal regulation of cigarettes, raising taxes on tobacco products and approving an international tobacco control treaty.*** As a senator, Mr. Obama, an intermittent smoker, was a co-sponsor of a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate “the manufacture, marketing, and distribution” of tobacco products, including cigarettes. On its Web site, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says its goals are “to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.” - - - Let's see...raise cigarette taxes by $2.50 a pack to start and raise cigar taxes by $10 a cigar. Good start. :) Next, outlaw smoking on the public's streets and sidewalks. Been there, done that............. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia...oking-ban.html Smart... "A decision by a Nova Scotia municipality to ban smoking on a popular downtown street known for its shops and restaurants is part of a national trend to criminalize a legal behaviour, says a smokers' rights advocate. "Smokers are viewed as criminals at this point in time, and that's exactly the goal of the anti-smokers groups," Arminda Mota, president of mychoice.ca, said Tuesday about the ban in Truro. "What they want is to make everybody believe that smokers are not good people — that not only are we putting ourselves in danger, but that we are killing everybody else with our smoke." |
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hk wrote:
January 14, 2009 Anti-Smoking Advocate Is Named to Health Post By ROBERT PEAR NY Times WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday that he had chosen the head of a leading anti-tobacco organization to be the No. 2 official at the Department of Health and Human Services. The prospective nominee, William V. Corr, is executive director of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, a nonprofit group that seeks to reduce tobacco use among children and adults. As a member of the Obama transition team, Mr. Corr has led efforts to review and evaluate the work of the Department of Health and Human Services. Mr. Obama has selected Tom Daschle, a former Senate Democratic leader, to be secretary of health and human services. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Corr would be the deputy secretary. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Corr worked as chief counsel and policy director for Mr. Daschle, when Mr. Daschle was minority leader. ***The new Congress is expected to move aggressively against the tobacco industry, by increasing federal regulation of cigarettes, raising taxes on tobacco products and approving an international tobacco control treaty.*** As a senator, Mr. Obama, an intermittent smoker, was a co-sponsor of a bill that would have given the Food and Drug Administration broad authority to regulate “the manufacture, marketing, and distribution” of tobacco products, including cigarettes. On its Web site, the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says its goals are “to prevent kids from smoking, help smokers quit and protect everyone from secondhand smoke.” - - - Let's see...raise cigarette taxes by $2.50 a pack to start and raise cigar taxes by $10 a cigar. Good start. :) Next, outlaw smoking on the public's streets and sidewalks. How much does he owe in back taxes that were "overlooked"? |
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