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	<title>Comments on: Raising Tobacco Taxes is Dumb</title>
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		<title>By: Guest</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/lmeyers/2010/03/11/raising-tobacco-taxes-is-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-2699762</link>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>macnvettes, U R a total idiot for using fake disproven gov propoganda spewed forth by doctors and other professionals whom have been exposed as gov paid quacks that say whatever the gov wants them to.    You&#039;ve been lied to! &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.soop.ca/potfacts/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.soop.ca/potfacts/&lt;/a&gt;      </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>macnvettes, U R a total idiot for using fake disproven gov propoganda spewed forth by doctors and other professionals whom have been exposed as gov paid quacks that say whatever the gov wants them to.    You&#39;ve been lied to! <a href="http://www.soop.ca/potfacts/" rel="nofollow">http://www.soop.ca/potfacts/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Mike</title>
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		<dc:creator>Mike</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>which in turn reduces the dollars spent by taxpayers on health costs of smokers. Pretty well thought out policy since those costs are billions each year. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>which in turn reduces the dollars spent by taxpayers on health costs of smokers. Pretty well thought out policy since those costs are billions each year.</p>
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		<title>By: New Federal Tobacco Tax Means Michigan Smokers Getting Double Taxed</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/lmeyers/2010/03/11/raising-tobacco-taxes-is-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-2310010</link>
		<dc:creator>New Federal Tobacco Tax Means Michigan Smokers Getting Double Taxed</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] &#187; Raising Tobacco Taxes is Dumb &#8211; Big Government [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] &raquo; Raising Tobacco Taxes is Dumb &#8211; Big Government [...]</p>
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		<title>By: dubiousdude</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/lmeyers/2010/03/11/raising-tobacco-taxes-is-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-2237894</link>
		<dc:creator>dubiousdude</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 06:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Woman charged with tax evasion for having cigarettes from Indian-owned store 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/lysander_woman_accused_of_havi.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/ly...&lt;/a&gt; 
 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/services/services_fraud_cigarettes.shtml&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/services/service...&lt;/a&gt; 
 
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Woman charged with tax evasion for having cigarettes from Indian-owned store<br />
<a href="http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/lysander_woman_accused_of_havi.html" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/ly.." rel="nofollow">http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2008/10/ly..</a>. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/services/services_fraud_cigarettes.shtml" rel="nofollow"></a><a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/services/service.." rel="nofollow">http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/services/service..</a>.</p>
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		<title>By: 1redcent</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/lmeyers/2010/03/11/raising-tobacco-taxes-is-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-2234286</link>
		<dc:creator>1redcent</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>True and next it&#039;ll be the air we exhale.  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>True and next it&#039;ll be the air we exhale.</p>
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		<title>By: macnvettes</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/lmeyers/2010/03/11/raising-tobacco-taxes-is-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-2230758</link>
		<dc:creator>macnvettes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:51:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html&lt;/a&gt;  
 
It might be fine if you have a tumor, but I can assure you that the majority of people who have &quot;medical marijuana&quot; prescriptions have nothing wrong with them besides an addiction. </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html" target="_blank">http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html</a>  </p>
<p>It might be fine if you have a tumor, but I can assure you that the majority of people who have &quot;medical marijuana&quot; prescriptions have nothing wrong with them besides an addiction.</p>
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		<title>By: macnvettes</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/lmeyers/2010/03/11/raising-tobacco-taxes-is-dumb/comment-page-1/#comment-2230662</link>
		<dc:creator>macnvettes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:50:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://www.drugabuse.gov/Infofacts/marijuana.html&lt;/a&gt; 
 
This article states among other things that marijuana smokers have a 4.8 fold increase in heart attack risk within 1 hour of smoking a joint.  Also that marijuana smoke contains 50-70% more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than cigarette smoke.  There was also this little gem, &quot; the strongest evidence links marijuana use and schizophrenia and/or related disorders.&quot; </description>
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<p>This article states among other things that marijuana smokers have a 4.8 fold increase in heart attack risk within 1 hour of smoking a joint.  Also that marijuana smoke contains 50-70% more carcinogenic hydrocarbons than cigarette smoke.  There was also this little gem, &quot; the strongest evidence links marijuana use and schizophrenia and/or related disorders.&quot;</p>
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