I'm going to vote YES on 86. If you read the arguments for it, it's not supposed to fund anti-smoking activities. The purpose is to make it too expensive for people to be able to afford cigarettes.
Is it a fascist attempt to legislate morality? Maybe, but I don't care. I don't like cigarettes, I don't like being around people who smoke, I don't like the way it makes my throat close up so I can't breathe, I don't like kids getting addicted while they're still kids, I don't like my taxes funding smoking-related diseases, and I most definitely don't like cigarette companies who profit from killing people.
BTW, did you notice that one of the main sponsors funding opposition to this is Phillip Morris? That, in and of itself, is almost enough for me to vote for it.
PS. It looks like you have a ' instead of a " starting your Prop 87 Texas link, and it's messing up your entry.
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timeasmymeasure
Prop 86
Date: 2006-10-18 07:57 pm (UTC)Is it a fascist attempt to legislate morality? Maybe, but I don't care. I don't like cigarettes, I don't like being around people who smoke, I don't like the way it makes my throat close up so I can't breathe, I don't like kids getting addicted while they're still kids, I don't like my taxes funding smoking-related diseases, and I most definitely don't like cigarette companies who profit from killing people.
BTW, did you notice that one of the main sponsors funding opposition to this is Phillip Morris? That, in and of itself, is almost enough for me to vote for it.
PS. It looks like you have a ' instead of a " starting your Prop 87 Texas link, and it's messing up your entry.