Australia's wild plan to eliminate smoking

[Northern Rivers]

Hmmm....nicotine addiction is one of the strongest, third to cocaine and heroin?

And the fascists running that island continent want to turn tobacco into a controlled substance...?

I can't imagine what can go wrong with this plan.

Don't worry about our fascists...they probably won't let you in the country.

[Northern Rivers]

Marxism marches on and eventually wins. This is what happens when guns are outlawed the government really goes crazy.

This is the first I'm hearing about it.....

[JustPassinThru]

Since the Australian government heavily subsidizes its healthcare system, the Australian mentality is that government has the right to force people to be healthy, because if they don't it will end up costing the government.

where does the government get its money?

moreover, say this moronic effort is successful, what's the next group to be marginalized, vilified, extorted and eventually extinguished?

it won't end with smokers.

The emerging term is, "Medical Tyranny."

This is only a start.

[Sled Dog]

Why? I don't smoke. I'm watching my sister-in-law lose her battle with smoking-related lung disease...and...it just killed Eddie VanHalen. And, yet...idiots still think they're the one that will live to be 100.

Eh. Not my circus, not my monkeys....

Goose-Step School? So long as it ain't ducks, I'm okay with it.

You better start caring.

Once they get that aspect of private life strongly under public control, the Karens Down Under will be seeking another project to control.

Might be your music.

[Quark]

Why? I don't smoke. I'm watching my sister-in-law lose her battle with smoking-related lung disease...and...it just killed Eddie VanHalen. And, yet...idiots still think they're the one that will live to be 100.

Eh. Not my circus, not my monkeys....

Goose-Step School? So long as it ain't ducks, I'm okay with it.

I don't smoke either but I look at the big picture and look at how freedom and liberty is eroding and fast and how Marxism (totalitarian) and Fascism (authoritarian) government states are gaining strength throughout the world. What will they outlaw tomorrow.

[Oceander]

So, should all prescription drugs be no longer controlled, and allowed to be sold OTC without any authorization?

[Quark]

You better start caring.

Once they get that aspect of private life strongly under public control, the Karens Down Under will be seeking another project to control.

Might be your music.

You've got that right.

[Sled Dog]

So, should all prescription drugs be no longer controlled, and allowed to be sold OTC without any authorization?

Their body, their choice.

Why should they be controlled? So long as minors are prohibited from buying them, what's the problem here?

The prescription is the doctor telling the patient what medicines he RECOMMENDS for the best treatment. Why should a third party or the government come between the doctor and the patient?

And if a fool wants to be his own doctor, simply absolve the pharmacist and the drug manufacturer from all liability resulting from misuse of the product. Which doesn't mean they still aren't liable for proper quality control and safety testing.

Shooting the lawyers is a good first step towards liberating any modern society.

[Oceander]

Their body, their choice.

Why should they be controlled? So long as minors are prohibited from buying them, what's the problem here?

The prescription is the doctor telling the patient what medicines he RECOMMENDS for the best treatment. Why should a third party or the government come between the doctor and the patient?

And if a fool wants to be his own doctor, simply absolve the pharmacist and the drug manufacturer from all liability resulting from misuse of the product. Which doesn't mean they still aren't liable for proper quality control and safety testing.

Shooting the lawyers is a good first step towards liberating any modern society.

Why should minors be prohibited? Isn't that a private matter between them and their parents?

[Sled Dog]

Why should minors be prohibited? Isn't that a private matter between them and their parents?

Do you get paid for stupid questions?

Minors are considered inferior under the law on the assumption that they lack the maturity to make complex life-changing decisions wisely.