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^I thought Gaider wrote those.

Ive said it before and Ill say it again: 1) Surround bad guys compound with division of M1 Abrams. 2) Pound compound into dust. 3) Salt the earth. 4) ????? 5) Profit!

My condolences Enoch.

The Avengers official trailer is out.

That was glorious.

Go against a Sicilian when death is on the line?

Nice chair rail.

IMO, education had a far larger affect in reducing smoking than the taxes ever did. Ive never known one person to quit smoking because it was too expensive, only for their health. Now that I think about it, Im not sure Ive ever seen anyone quit any vice due to cost. Ah, but don't the taxes pay for the education campaigns? I dunno. Arent all taxes simply put into a pool? Meaning, whatever revenue is generated from tax on cigarettes isnt put into a solitary account to be used only for anti-smoking educational campaigns, its used for whatever public and social programs that feed off tax monies. I suppose some tax money is used for that but the billions made each year in cigarette tax cant possibly be used soley for education. Im not arguing that the taxes dont have some benefit overall, Im saying I dont think they directly contribute to the decline in use of (x) product. People will always find a way to fund their vice of choice.

Wow, those people are real pieces of work. You see the sign the little kid was holding? Shameful.

IMO, education had a far larger affect in reducing smoking than the taxes ever did. Ive never known one person to quit smoking because it was too expensive, only for their health. Now that I think about it, Im not sure Ive ever seen anyone quit any vice due to cost.

Wow, the wiring conduits in the Rage picture are laughably bad

Yes, Im focusing on things people consume. Pollution reduction is not accomplished with taxation, its accomplished with better technology and awarenes of our environment. Nothing changes in your cars operation by adding .25 / gallon. Nobody is going to stop smoking/drinking/eating a burger because the government added .15 to your Big Mac value meal. Sin tax does not work as a deterrence, it works to generate revenue.

Sure. Smoking.

Well you're about to see whether or not a fat tax works, because in a couple of years Denmark will have solid figures to show you. That's part of how evidence-based policy works. Try things, then a few years later, evaluate their performance. It beats banging to the drum of some blind ideal like "TAXATION IS ALWAYS BAD, AVOID ANY POLICY THAT INVOLVES TAX!!!11" Yes, because this is the first time that a sin tax has ever been applied. >_

Absolutely. Off the top of my head, I cant think of a single occasion when higer taxation curbed use.

Denmark starts taxing fat to curb unhealthy habits

I dont know if they get charged more then they ultimately consume but they certainly have far higher insurance premiums. High risk = pay more, just like high risk drivers pay higher premiums for their car insurance.

lol i'm not Whoops, apologies. I grossly misread your previous post.

Because its full of amatuers? There arent enough out of work programmers in Seattle?

Interesting. Why would they go to a forum looking for programmers? Cheap / free labor?

There is no such thing as "free". The burden of every single handout in borne by the taxpayer. Now you've created a way to get high on the taxpayers dime.

I didnt know you were bisexual. Learn something new every day...

That looks cool, maybe Ill get it tonight. Is it a shooter only or is there some RPG flavor? Also, is it always in over-the-shoulder mode (crosses fingers)?

Whoa, whoa, the Bugatti in question tops out at 269.80 MPH, while the sound barrier is 768 MPH.

I find you to be a decent fellow. Not that that will make you feel any better, lol. I suspect you will feel much better in 11 days.