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Plain packaging ploy likely to go up in smoke : Comments

By Tim Wilson, published 4/5/2010

Turning public debate from the failed emissions trading scheme to universally despised tobacco emissions is a media masterstroke from Kevin Rudd, but the cost could leave a singe in taxpayers' pockets.

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What have C02 and passive smoking have in common?
Nick Mitchen thinks they are not a problem.
Posted by Kenny, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 11:01:13 AM
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The IPA produces opinion pieces supportive of certain corporate sectors, usually which donate funds to the IPA. Could the same be going on with tobacco and this piece?
Posted by Inner-Sydney based transsexual, indigent outcast progeny of merchant family, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 11:39:28 AM
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I just bought my first packet of cigs since the tax increase.
RUDD YOU ARE A DOG!
First you hand billions to big business and the wealthiest among us and now you slug the poorest to help pay it back.
Every week between now and the election I will be reminded of your perfidy and callous greed and your cynical manipulation and dishonest motives over this "great big new tax" on those who can least afford it. You dont give a toss about health or people quitting you just wanted a nice big distraction from your numerous failings and a big wad of cash from poor people.
Not happy crudd.
Posted by mikk, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 2:49:57 PM
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Should our Kevin get any more "socially moralistic", we will have to attach a picture of ourselves outside a church, with our annual tax returns.
Posted by Kipp, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 6:28:44 PM
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Hey Mikk, why don't you and the other smokers really annoy Rudd then and just give up smoking?
Then you won't need to pay him any new tax!

And we, the non-smoking taxpayers, won't need to pay for all the added stress on the health system that your lot add.
They also have far more 'breaks' from work duties than non-smokers!

Now don't start on all the alcohol or fat related diseases that also stress the tax system.
We have to start to draw the line somewhere, and I agree that smoking should be first off the rank!
Give it up!
Posted by suzeonline, Wednesday, 5 May 2010 12:41:02 AM
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Suzeonline

What we lose in health costs we'll save on pension payments.
Posted by keith, Sunday, 9 May 2010 2:14:11 PM
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