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Health nannies see junk food as the &quot;new frontier&quot; to ban or tax.&nbsp; The question is why do we eat junk food, we eat it because it tastes good.&nbsp; Why are the health nannies starting a &quot;war on junk food&quot; because we are a fat nation.&nbsp; Obesity along with tobacco cannot be tolerated in this current era of heath fascism.<br />
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Not quite a war yet but creeping along is a campaign against liquor. One more item legal item to tax to the hilt.&nbsp; We say enough, raise taxes across the board and stop telling us what we can and cannot do. Who’s life it is anyway?<br />
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Discrimination in hiring smokers is on the rise as more companies refuse to hire people who smoke. This article is nicely put together, it points out several other lifestyle choices that add to health care costs besides smoking.<br />
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It concludes that &quot;Some smart lawyers are going to file a huge class-action lawsuit against these employers and they&rsquo;ll win&quot;.<br />
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We agree and can’t wait to see the fireworks!<br />
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Only 1 cent is being spent of the $2.40 per pack to smoking cessation programs in New Jersey.&nbsp; Needless to say, the anti-smoking advocates are whining.&nbsp; Whine as much as you want your major &quot;cottage&quot; industry is not going to be funded in hard times. Get over it and find another job!<br type="_moz" />

Gov. Brown signed a new law which would allow landlords to ban smoking in their rental units. California claims that only 14% of the population smokes.&nbsp; Really, I have some swamp land I would like to sell you.<br type="_moz" />

&quot;In a hearing that lasted two hours, a federal judge closely questioned a government lawyer on whether the U.S. Food &amp; Drug Administration (FDA) can force tobacco companies to post graphic images on their cigarette packages showing the health effects of smoking&quot;.
<p>U.S. District Judge Richard Leon sought answers on whether the FDA’s nine graphic images convey just the facts about the health risks of smoking or go beyond that into advocacy, a critical distinction in the case, said an Associated Press report.<br />
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The Anti-Tobacco groups are charitable nonprofits who cross the line every day lobbying for more stringent smoking bans. We are glad that a Judge is beginning to ask the right questions.</p>