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Be prepared for taxes to go up. I know in The People's Republik of Kommieforniastan they RELY on the cigarette tax money.. and they tax the hell out of it, and it goes up every year.

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General Discussion / Re: Episode V: The Persian Emp...

Last post by Incogneeto - April 22, 2026, 09:16 AM

Quote from: mowens on April 22, 2026, 07:29 AMI'll be going through Atlanta in a couple of weeks. I won't have to deal with going through security though.

"White Privilege".

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General Discussion / Re: UK Gov to ban smoking and ...

Last post by jstell - April 22, 2026, 08:53 AM

Quote from: Bucky Cornstarch on April 21, 2026, 10:12 AMThe only thing a ban on smokes and vapes will do is ensure that every person the ban applies to will try smoking and vaping at least once.

Quote from: mowens on April 21, 2026, 10:26 AMsomething that won't even give you a buzz.

Some smokers started underage, just because we weren't allowed to, but the adults could. So somewhere between playing grownup and doing it to prove they couldn't tell us what to do.
That's part of the 'rush' but there is a physiological response to the chemicals, and of course very addictive.

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General Discussion / Re: Kennedy Measles

Last post by Newbeeee™ - April 22, 2026, 07:47 AM

📊 Pharma / Health Products Industry Contributions
Member     2020 Cycle   2022 Cycle   2024 Cycle ~5-Year Total
Marc Veasey   $15k–$20k   $10k–$15k   $10k–$20k   $35k–$55k
Kim Schrier   $120k–$150k   $90k–$130k   $80k–$120k   $300k–$400k
Debbie Dingell   $140k–$180k   $120k–$160k   $100k–$150k   $350k–$450k

Annual pharma gifts....Unsure why Veasey is so low