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Date: Mon, 10-Nov-86 23:20:08 EST
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Up here in Canada we are constantly being bombarded by
government-sponsored commercials telling us to quit smoking.  What
irks me is that (some of) the funds for this advertising comes from
taxation on cigarettes.

Put into general terms:
Company X produces product Y.  The government taxes company X and
product Y at very high rates (relative to other products).  The
government then turns around and uses these funds to discourage
people from purchasing product Y!

Is that fair or ethical?

Comments anyone?

P.S.  This is to the person who appears to dislike Ayn Rand
      (he uses such terms as "randroids" etc).  Have you,
      by chance, read any of her material?  Just curious.

-- 
Graham Wilson
University of Waterloo    gawilson%watrose@waterloo.csnet
4th year Comp Sci         gawilson%watrose%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay

"Anyone who says you should live for the state, is, or wants to be,
the state."
                        - A.R.

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