Comments on: SC Tobacco Ranking: A Decade Of Failure http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/18/sc-tobacco-ranking-a-decade-of-failure/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:35:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Smoking kills http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/18/sc-tobacco-ranking-a-decade-of-failure/#comment-50169 Smoking kills Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:17:43 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=9038#comment-50169 I am a very fiscally conservative person and favor a very small non invasive form of government. Still, there are times when government intervention might be a good thing - and raising the cig tax is an example of something our state government should do quickly. Will they blow most of the money raised? Of course they will. However- it makes no sense to keep cigs cheaper than other states. Cigs kill and it is a very expensive death- making them a little higher priced might save a few lives and a few million dollars in health care costs. Why not raise the tax on cigarettes and subsidize the production of some healthy fruits and vegetables in our state? I am a very fiscally conservative person and favor a very small non invasive form of government.

Still, there are times when government intervention might be a good thing – and raising the cig tax is an example of something our state government should do quickly.

Will they blow most of the money raised? Of course they will. However- it makes no sense to keep cigs cheaper than other states. Cigs kill and it is a very expensive death- making them a little higher priced might save a few lives and a few million dollars in health care costs.

Why not raise the tax on cigarettes and subsidize the production of some healthy fruits and vegetables in our state?

]]> By: A Few Words On Furloughs :: FITSNews http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/18/sc-tobacco-ranking-a-decade-of-failure/#comment-44210 A Few Words On Furloughs :: FITSNews Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:00:11 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=9038#comment-44210 [...] into which S.C. lawmakers want to pour millions in new cigarette tax revenue, despite a similar legacy of failure on that [...] [...] into which S.C. lawmakers want to pour millions in new cigarette tax revenue, despite a similar legacy of failure on that [...]

]]> By: Gillon http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/18/sc-tobacco-ranking-a-decade-of-failure/#comment-42202 Gillon Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:53:35 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=9038#comment-42202 A very well-researched and written post. However, setting aside the question of how, on whom, and by whom money raised by a cigarette tax should be spent, wouldn't raising the cost of cigarettes through a higher tax be in and of itself a positive, since fewer people will smoke and less young people will take up the habit? And why should a quid pro quo of lowering another tax enter into the discussion at all, since everyone would agree that less smoking benefits all of society, smokers and non-smokers alike? A very well-researched and written post. However, setting aside the question of how, on whom, and by whom money raised by a cigarette tax should be spent, wouldn’t raising the cost of cigarettes through a higher tax be in and of itself a positive, since fewer people will smoke and less young people will take up the habit? And why should a quid pro quo of lowering another tax enter into the discussion at all, since everyone would agree that less smoking benefits all of society, smokers and non-smokers alike?

]]> By: fitsnews http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/18/sc-tobacco-ranking-a-decade-of-failure/#comment-42192 fitsnews Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:56:38 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=9038#comment-42192 "Stretching," Whenever Harrell takes the floor in support of something, it's generally a good indication that he's working behind the scenes to kill it. Similarly, if Harrell takes the floor to kill something, it's generally a good indication that he's working behind the scenes to get it passed. In other words, your innocence is touching ... FITS “Stretching,”

Whenever Harrell takes the floor in support of something, it’s generally a good indication that he’s working behind the scenes to kill it.

Similarly, if Harrell takes the floor to kill something, it’s generally a good indication that he’s working behind the scenes to get it passed.

In other words, your innocence is touching …

FITS

]]> By: Stretching it a little http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/18/sc-tobacco-ranking-a-decade-of-failure/#comment-42191 Stretching it a little Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:37:50 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=9038#comment-42191 Will, What’s up with your obsession of political leaders? From reading your blog, it’s easy to see that you think the sun rises in the morning only because Gov. Sanford willed it and all the bad things in your life (personal and professional) happen because Senate and House leadership caused it. Aside from your usual hit job attempts, this post doesn’t even make sense. Last year, Harrell took the floor and led the fight to sustain Sanford’s veto of the Cig Tax because it grew government too much. So in a throwback to the best part of Diff’rent Strokes…“What you talkin’ bout Willie???” Will, What’s up with your obsession of political leaders? From reading your blog, it’s easy to see that you think the sun rises in the morning only because Gov. Sanford willed it and all the bad things in your life (personal and professional) happen because Senate and House leadership caused it.

Aside from your usual hit job attempts, this post doesn’t even make sense. Last year, Harrell took the floor and led the fight to sustain Sanford’s veto of the Cig Tax because it grew government too much.

So in a throwback to the best part of Diff’rent Strokes…“What you talkin’ bout Willie???”

]]> By: Been there-done that http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/18/sc-tobacco-ranking-a-decade-of-failure/#comment-42188 Been there-done that Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:13:12 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=9038#comment-42188 Anyway you look at it, most of our legislators and senators are a bunch of assholes that can't get enough of ass kissing, whether it be their own or someone else's. They should be ashamed of themselves for bringing South Carolina to what it is today! As long as they are in "control" and continue to "kiss ass" (literally) our GREAT STATE, as it once was, will NEVER progress or reach the 21st century! Anyway you look at it, most of our legislators and senators are a bunch of assholes that can’t get enough of ass kissing, whether it be their own or someone else’s. They should be ashamed of themselves for bringing South Carolina to what it is today! As long as they are in “control” and continue to “kiss ass” (literally) our GREAT STATE, as it once was, will NEVER progress or reach the 21st century!

]]> By: Silence the Noise http://www.fitsnews.com/2008/11/18/sc-tobacco-ranking-a-decade-of-failure/#comment-42185 Silence the Noise Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:17:38 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=9038#comment-42185 Bobby Harrell will do anything in his power to further liberal policies.....including again passing a cig tax that put the money toward "healthcare." That, my friends, is utter bullshit. It will only serve to further perpetuate our unfunded liabilities and give a lot of citizens a false sense of hope that somehow taxing people who smoke is going to cure lung cancer. Anyways, the bill that Harrell et al will no doubt pass looks a ton like their "firefighter protection act" that they passed last year.....the bill that required SC to sell "fireproof" cigarettes in an effort to "save firefighters." I am not even kidding. How ridiculous? False Pretenses, False Hope, Idealogically Corrupt, Bobby Harrell Bobby Harrell will do anything in his power to further liberal policies…..including again passing a cig tax that put the money toward “healthcare.” That, my friends, is utter bullshit. It will only serve to further perpetuate our unfunded liabilities and give a lot of citizens a false sense of hope that somehow taxing people who smoke is going to cure lung cancer.

Anyways, the bill that Harrell et al will no doubt pass looks a ton like their “firefighter protection act” that they passed last year…..the bill that required SC to sell “fireproof” cigarettes in an effort to “save firefighters.” I am not even kidding. How ridiculous?

False Pretenses, False Hope, Idealogically Corrupt, Bobby Harrell

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