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January 12, 2003
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I quit about ten years ago. I was getting sick of it and Hillary was going to finance her health plan with taxes on cigs. I went cold turkey and being mad at Hillary helped me over the rough spots. Maybe you could think of all your money that will NOT be going to the government.
- Commenter 'Spacer' on how to motivate a libertarian to give up smoking

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On t'other hand... you do realise that by giving up you're doing exactly what they wanted? Hillary and co rigged the so-called sin tax system to manipulate you, and you bent right over and said "that felt good, do me again daddy".

Just to throw a golden apple amongst the gods, so to speak...


Posted by Julian Morrison at January 12, 2003 04:15 PM

Actually now I'm going to live longer and healthier and I can now vote against her and her children (spiritual ones as well as the other kind) She's my senator .and some of the money I save can be contributed to whoever runs against her in 2006.

Anyway I just got sick of the habit & Hillary made it that much easier to quit.

One final point When I quit I swore that I would not complain about smokers and so called second hand smoke. I have kept that pledge, but I do find myself avoiding smokey bars and so on. (Easy to do in the US)


Posted by Spacer at January 12, 2003 04:55 PM