Wednesday, March 02, 2005

SmokeOutHypocrisy.com Manitoba's Provincial Smoking Restriction Is Bad Public Policy

This is a real treat and laugh and shows that some people do not like getting "screwed" by "their" government officials that they pay with their hard earned taxes. Smoke out hypocrisy is a refresing , original joy to read from the West. Enjoy the link -it will make you laugh, satire or provocative otherwise , this is definately a good read -pure primative wit yet effective. ( Not one politically correct or publically funded tree was used in producing their effective rant-chuckle)
SmokeOutHypocrisy.com Manitoba's Provincial Smoking Restriction Is Bad Public Policy: "Aren't you mad at the Government too. YOU BET The NDP should have had the courage to stand up to these special interest groups and tell them that the province cannot afford this legislation. They should have told the province the truth about healthcare funding and put people's lives ahead of politics. We need politicians who are compasses - not weathervanes.
Who else is getting screwed by this legislation?
HEALTH INSPECTORS These poor guys don't want any part of this. Do you think that they want to go into a bar on a Friday night that is full of farmers - who have had a bad crop - and are half-cut and give them all tickets for smoking. These folks wanted to protect our food and water supply, they didn't sign on to be lifestyle cops.
Who is getting screwed the worst?
CANCER PATIENTS If I were a cancer patient I would be enraged. Every year cancer becomes a more treatable disease. But the drugs and technology to fight this disease need money. So why are the groups that are supposed to be looking after cancer patients doing everything they can to take money out of healthcare? For example, did you know that:
The Manitoba Division of the Canadian Cancer Society spent over $"

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