Plain packaging on cigarettes (3 Viewers)

[Chemical Ali]

Discuss.

Fact: British American Tobacco donates shitloads to the Liberal Party of Australia and essentially nothing to any other political party in the world. Their website says they can't make political donations unless it's to support the interests of the company.

 

[powlmao]

Personally i don't believe the plain packaging on cigarettes is needed, mainly because fancy packaging does not work on adults as well as children.

A better motive is instead of spending tax money on force plain packaging, tax the shit out of cigarettes in their normal packaging (to the point where it won't lead to a huge black market)

 

[kaz1]

Counterfeits would be easier and governments won't get teh tax revenue.

 

[swizzler]

i think in addition to you shutting up

they should plant trees and stop killing bears in central south america/africa

 

[Azure]

Personally i don't believe the plain packaging on cigarettes is needed, mainly because fancy packaging does not work on adults as well as children.

A better motive is instead of spending tax money on force plain packaging, tax the shit out of cigarettes in their normal packaging (to the point where it won't lead to a huge black market)

Wouldn't this lead to an even bigger black market?

 

[powlmao]

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Wouldn't this lead to an even bigger black market?

True, but there is a point where you can tax a item and no black market forming, or a very minor one.

 

[Chemical Ali]

Personally i don't believe the plain packaging on cigarettes is needed, mainly because fancy packaging does not work on adults as well as children.

lol no

 

[Lentern]

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Wouldn't this lead to an even bigger black market?

Is there that much of a black market industry in Aus really? I know it's there but it's never been particularly powerful has it?

 

[Jimmy Recard]

Discuss.

Fact: British American Tobacco donates shitloads to the Liberal Party of Australia and essentially nothing to any other political party in the world. Their website says they can't make political donations unless it's to support the interests of the company.

because the Liberals arent trying to cut down on personal freedoms such as being able to burn and inhale the smoke of legal products

 

[Garygaz]

because we need the state to nanny us on smoking, gambling, drinking and drugs. we r so stoopid.

 

[writer'sblock]

The Liberal Party survives off Big Tobacco donations for their monetary edge.
Both have equal donations from major blue chip companies
The Greens and Labor recieve a little less funding than the libs do from their big tobacco monies.
However many unions such as the nurses union no longer fund labor, and only fund the greens as they support increase health funding whereas the major parties don't. likewise with teachers and university lecturer unions. Not to mention a high amount of personal donations
Labor and the Libs have been pulling helps of money out of the essential services, this is the explanation of the funding of the greens.
The Libs are basically the capitalist pig scum's party - think of people like CLive Palmer and Gina Rinehart. http://hungrybeast.abc.net.au/stories/beast-file-gina-rinehart
http://bit.ly/ipVbk8

 

[Jimmy Recard]

fuckoff

 

[Lentern]

because we need the state to nanny us on smoking, gambling, drinking and drugs. we r so stoopid.

Well with smoking, to take it up fully aware of the risks is a little bit retarded.

 

[SylviaB]

The Libs are basically the capitalist pig scum's party -

what precisely are the liberals/"big tobacco" doing wrong? wanting to put their brand name on cigarette packages, which people voluntarily buy is liek the worst thing everz??

 

[Jimmy Recard]

i wish there were cocaine brands

imagine the synergy

 

[Jimmy Recard]

i wish there were suicide booth brands too

 

[Lolsmith]

I really wish the Labor Party would just stay the fuck out of people's lives I'm getting absolutely sick to death of this country

 

[Chemical Ali]

random thought: if you accept the argument for plain packaging and also no advertising of cigarette or tobacco products, what argument do you have for not applying the same rules to alcohol products?

 

[Jimmy Recard]

or foods that have high levels of sugar and fat

 

[Lentern]

random thought: if you accept the argument for plain packaging and also no advertising of cigarette or tobacco products, what argument do you have for not applying the same rules to alcohol products?

How is it possible to "smoke responsibly."