More nanny statism from the people who promised us less.
Parliament is sitting under urgency to raise tobacco taxes by 10%.
It will save lives the architect of this travesty, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia tries to tell us.
BS - not a single life will be "saved" because everybody dies one way or another.
To be sure some smokers lives are shortened by the habit, but then again so are some scuba divers lives shortened by their lifestyle choices and options.
What is sure to shorten my life is the raise in my blood pressure caused by seeing sanctimonious politicians who eagerly sit under extreme urgency to pass laws raising taxes on the poor but are incapable of dealing with our ridiculous ETS under urgency or otherwise.
Parliament is sitting under urgency to raise tobacco taxes by 10%.
It will save lives the architect of this travesty, Associate Health Minister Tariana Turia tries to tell us.
BS - not a single life will be "saved" because everybody dies one way or another.
To be sure some smokers lives are shortened by the habit, but then again so are some scuba divers lives shortened by their lifestyle choices and options.
What is sure to shorten my life is the raise in my blood pressure caused by seeing sanctimonious politicians who eagerly sit under extreme urgency to pass laws raising taxes on the poor but are incapable of dealing with our ridiculous ETS under urgency or otherwise.