Stress, Taxes, & Cigarettes. Another Hit.

The State Children’s Health Insurance Program has been signed into law, and with it yet another tax per pack of cigarettes. {Don't get me wrong this is an excellent law, the manner in which it is being funded is another matter entirely!}

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But the way this Bill will be paid for is totally wrong - yet another tax on those of us who choose to smoke.  An addittional tax during such a bad economic time and those who are smokers and are out fighting to find a job and all the other related stress and smoking, like it or not, helps relieve stress.  Should you say see a doctor and "take a pill" have any of you tried to get a doctor to wright a script for stress -- get real because the doctor will say no.

A little compassion in these times would really be nice, instead of yet another kick in the ass!! or should I have said mouth.

An Op-Ed that is a Must Read {Prop 8} & Gay Rights

The majority should never be able to rule over those of a minority. If that had been allowed the USA would still have slaves.

      Be sure to read the many many comments posted at the Washington Post's Op-Ed Site:

          http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/14/AR2009011402930_Comments.html

The Majority Can Not Always Rule Supreme Over The Minority!!

The minority groups in America have rights and the larger groups or a grouping of other minorities should not be able to take the rights of one group away by any vote.

If this were to be allowed and you look back in time the slaves would still be slaves.  It is as simple as that.

It is almost shameful how far behind the rest of the free world America  is when it comes to civil rights; and with out question when you consider gay rights.

On Gay Rights America is the discrimination capital of the world - there I said it!!