Clowns of the Senate to Impose De facto Tobacco Prohibition?

Just when you though the war on tobacco and freedom couldn't get too much worse or at least not this fast...I present:

S. 1403-- Saving Lives by Lowering Tobacco Use Act

SEC. 3. TOBACCO TAX INCREASE AND PARITY.

(a) Short Title- This section may be cited as the ‘Saving Lives by Lowering Tobacco Use Act’.

(b) Increase in Excise Tax on Small Cigars and Cigarettes-

(1) SMALL CIGARS- Section 5701(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘$50.33’ and inserting ‘$100.50’.

(2) CIGARETTES- Section 5701(b) of such Code is amended--

(A) by striking ‘$50.33’ in paragraph (1) and inserting ‘$100.50’, and

(B) by striking ‘$105.69’ in paragraph (2) and inserting ‘$211.04’.

(c) Tax Parity for Pipe Tobacco and Roll-Your-Own Tobacco-

(1) PIPE TOBACCO- Section 5701(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘$2.8311 cents’ and inserting ‘$49.55’.

(2) ROLL-YOUR-OWN TOBACCO- Section 5701(g) of such Code is amended by striking ‘$24.78’ and inserting ‘$49.55’.

Tobacco increases work capacity

Science is conclusive: Tobacco increases work capacity

Roll-your-own-tobacco machines = Freedom

The title "Roll-your-own-tobacco machines stir health concerns" is a crock. The real concern here is the lost tax revenue for State and Federal government.

Can a Little Lawsuit Shut Down a Big Tobacco Racket?

Here's hoping that a lawsuit filed in federal court against the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement—otherwise known as the Tobacco Deal—is taken seriously.

Jonathan Rauch...The Atlantic Monthly, 2011-07-11

Bloomberg: No Chairs in NYC public places!*

Armed with a new study that equates cigarette smoking to sitting in a chair, Major Bloomberg has declared that all chairs in public spaces will be banned and new city taxes levied on chairs and sofas.

* Disclaimer: This 'news item' is a parody.

Sitting Vs. Smoking!

HealthWatch: Sitting Vs. Smoking

Does this mean that new studies will involve the dangers of second hand sitting. Will there be a tax on all chairs and sofas to cover the cost to society?

I love a good rant!

The smoking stormtroopers are here.

From The SmokersClub Forum...