tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post116741619268780584..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: Why I totally suck up to SayUncle...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1167519385700833012006-12-30T17:56:00.000-05:002006-12-30T17:56:00.000-05:00Same here in South Dakota as of January 1st. I do...Same here in South Dakota as of January 1st. I don't smoke, but hate having to sit in other peoples smoke. That said, I voted against the tax increase because it isn't up to the government to engineer society. It is up to natural selection to do that!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1167493187814088162006-12-30T10:39:00.000-05:002006-12-30T10:39:00.000-05:00The irony of the smoking police in our society is ...The irony of the smoking police in our society is that if half the smokers in the country suddenly quit for good, the government would be smarting from a devastating loss of revenue and would be devising new ways to horn in on our private dollars. Surgeon Generals have talked a good game, but the untold billions skimmed from every pack sold has paid for their sprawling bureaucracy. As of January 1 in Texas, every pack will be $1 more expensive. <BR/><BR/>By the way, I recommend Reverend Horton Heat's superb cd "Smoke Em if Ya Got 'Em" for smoking leisure listening.phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.com