NYC Banning ALL flavored tobacco?

[mb2006]

,,just wondering what is next on the list ? chewing gum in public places ?

[Depa]

Originally Posted by mb2006

,,just wondering what is next on the list ? chewing gum in public places ?

Rolling papers I'd imagine... Chewing gum isn't listed as a product subject to the superfluous "Sin Tax"

[Stinkdyr]

Originally Posted by RJpuffs

I think thats the whole point, shuting down the hookah bars. Doomberg Bloomberg is a self avowed crusader of goodness that has a problem with anyone having any fun in this city. He pretty much put bars out of business by banning smoking in them. No smoking in "city parks", half the freakin' city is considered a "park", from the sidewalk triangles with trees planted, to the beach side barbeque lots. So less inmates will munch on un-healthy (according to his Doomness) bbq meat. They've been painting bicycle lanes on the other half of the city, we have no roads to drive on, insufficient parking spaces, but we have a hundred miles of bike lanes that are largely unused. And we can't smoke anywhere. Hope they don't elect him for the 3rd term (which, incidentally, is another Einstein-move by the City Council).

Welcome to the Tea Party.....we have been expecting you!
Vote out all incumbents at EVERY election.
We have our own Mumbles Menino hack to get rid of up here!

[auradefect]

This is crazy, NOT JUST KIDS like things that are tasty.

[Nurse_Maduro]

This was from back in May (when I first heard about it), but you may find it interesting. And disgusting, as money so obviously speaks again. The word "all" to me means EVERYTHING flavored - yet, menthol cigarettes are still legal. WTF?!?

We need to get better organized. This is getting out of freaking control. As Erik says elsewhere on Puff, “As long as your personal rights are more popular than my personal rights, it is ok to discriminate.”

Check it out HERE

[taltos]

Menthol is still an approved additive because menthol cigarette brands are the most popular with black smokers and the mayor wants to keep their votes.

[eyesack]

Originally Posted by taltos

Menthol is still an approved additive because menthol cigarette brands are the most popular with black smokers and the mayor wants to keep their votes.

LOL I'm sorry, but that is true. I heard there were rumors of soda being taxed too. WTF man, WHY WON'T THE STATE SUPPORT MY COKE HABIT?!?!?! I'm happy they let us at least smoke our beloved leaf in the private company of our B&M's and cigar lounges.

[Stinkdyr]

The word "all" to me means EVERYTHING flavored - yet, menthol cigarettes ar[QUOTE=Nurse_Maduro;2736610]This was from back in May (when I first heard about it), but you may find it interesting. And disgusting, as money so obviously speaks again.......“As long as your personal rights are more popular than my personal rights, it is ok to discriminate.”


As you get older/wiser......you figure out that the gubment is the biggest money-grubbing organization of all.

Vote out all incumbents at every election. Nothing will squash embedded complacent corruption like steady turnover of personnel.

[Nurse_Maduro]

Ha. I may be older, but I refuse to ever get wiser.

I'm all in favor of a "fat tax". In fact, I think everyone who is imbibing in something proven to be unhealthy should be taxed (preferably in support of a national health care system, but that's another debate entirely).

The key word here is everyone. One group of people (*coughcoughsmokerscoughcough*) shouldn't bear the load for the whole damn country.

And, remember...to my knowledge, no one has proven that cigar smoking is detrimental to your health anyway.

[Stinkdyr]

What is wrong with freedom?
Why not let people be free to be fat or thin or whatever they want?
And let them accept and pay for their own consequences.

Originally Posted by Nurse_Maduro

Ha. I may be older, but I refuse to ever get wiser.

I'm all in favor of a "fat tax". In fact, I think everyone who is imbibing in something proven to be unhealthy should be taxed (preferably in support of a national health care system, but that's another debate entirely).

The key word here is everyone. One group of people (*coughcoughsmokerscoughcough*) shouldn't bear the load for the whole damn country.

And, remember...to my knowledge, no one has proven that cigar smoking is detrimental to your health anyway.

[vu2vu]

If they are going to tax me on health care costs that I might incur due to my bad habits. They better have a way to refund me on medicare savings they will incur from me not living to be 100.

Originally Posted by Nurse_Maduro

I'm all in favor of a "fat tax". In fact, I think everyone who is imbibing in something proven to be unhealthy should be taxed (preferably in support of a national health care system, but that's another debate entirely).