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Okla. Bill Would Require Cigarettes to Be 'Fire Safe'
Texas / South Central News • January 15, 2008
Oklahoma State Rep. Joe Dorman filed a measure for the upcoming legislative session that would make Oklahoma the 31st state to require cigarettes sold within the state to be so-called "fire-safe ...
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| Subject | Posted By | Posted On |
|---|---|---|
| RE: RE: RE: fire safe? | Dread | Jan 16, 2008, 8:13 am |
| Fire Safe | Ex-Smoker | Jan 15, 2008, 3:31 pm |
| RE: RE: fire safe? | Michael Vix | Jan 15, 2008, 3:27 pm |
| RE: RE: fire safe? | Ratemaker | Jan 15, 2008, 3:16 pm |
| RE: RE: fire safe? | Dustin | Jan 15, 2008, 2:51 pm |
| RE: fire safe? | Puzzled | Jan 15, 2008, 2:49 pm |
| fire safe? | TOM | Jan 15, 2008, 2:27 pm |
| RE: RE: You'd think cigarette co's would be jumping on this | Dustin | Jan 15, 2008, 2:06 pm |
| RE: You'd think cigarette co's would be jumping on this | Joey | Jan 15, 2008, 1:54 pm |
| You'd think cigarette co's would be jumping on this | Cut the Crap | Jan 15, 2008, 12:58 pm |
| RE: RE: fire safe?? | Tom Chong | Jan 15, 2008, 12:54 pm |
| RE: fire safe?? | Dustin | Jan 15, 2008, 12:40 pm |
| RE: fire safe?? | wudchuck | Jan 15, 2008, 9:43 am |
| fire safe?? | wudchuck | Jan 15, 2008, 9:43 am |
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Subject: RE: RE: fire safe?
1) Taxes on tobacco are a politically 'safe' source of revenue in most states. The non-smoking majority doesn't care, and the smokers will continue to pay 3, 4, 5 bucks a pack for their addiction.
2) A few states still have major tobacco industries. There's about 10-15 US Senators and who knows how many Reps who would likely lose their jobs for voting for a tobacco ban. Never mind that the farmland could be put to better use.
3) Dustin's comment about taking away "rights" is right on the mark.
4) non-political: Making tobacco illegal would be unlikely to cause any actual drop in tobacco consumption. Some policymakers learned the lessons of Prohibition.