ALCHOLE
Posted by: 19chris51
27th Nov 2010 12:15pm
The goverment banned advertising for cigerettes, which was good, i have given up smoking and i am proud,, but alchole still advertises,when i smoked i could if i wanted to (but never did )smoke a full packet of cigerettes, get into my car and drive and not hurt anyone (just have foul breath, and hurt myself) if on the on the other hand i drank and drove, i could wipe out a whole family, penatlies are not strong enough, and ban alchole advertising as well
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Stez
Yeah its good but a lot of people don't like it. They think that shop assitants will get their requests wrong. What I mean is, because there is no colours on the packaging and people have to read carefully what they are getting, things may get confused.
megz
The government shouldnt have to ban advertising on anything, people have self choice and self control, its not up to the government if you smoke or drink. People should just take responsibility for their actions instead of blaming it on something or someone else.
Anonymous
they should but people will never admit it
lpullman
Nice idea but the anti smoking crusaders are out in force. I don't think the OP intended to but does quite a good job of pointing out the hypocrisy of this particular moral panic.
Anonymous
Last time a government banned alcohol the mafia was invented. I think really the best they can do about the alcohol is make it really really expensive, either so people won't buy as much, or they won't be able to afford petrol if they do.
sheddweller
Thanks for checking it out. I was only going by a report on ABC TV last week. I think it may have been Landline.
lpullman
Just went and checked and you are right. It's not easy to find (the ATO website doesn't make it easy to find actual current numbers and rates) but the schedule is here:
http://law.ato.gov.au/atolaw/view.htm?Docid=PAC/BL030002/1&PiT=99991231235958.
I was under the impression that this nonsense was sorted out a year ago.
sheddweller
I believe that you're incorrect. Boutique breweries pay considerably more per unit of alcohol than wineries.
lpullman
Alcohol (OP please note spelling) is already taxed according to content.
sheddweller
I think you're right there on cost - for both tobacco and liquor. The more it costs, less will be used. Grog should be taxed according to content, not type; then we'll see less antisocial behavior. Smoking is purely an antisocial behavior.
Anonymous
We are turning into a nanny state - where the government controls our free choice - whatever happened to being a responsible adult and making your own choices. Why shouldn't people smoke as long as they respect others rights too - totally agree with no smoking in enclosed areas but come on - what is wrong with having a fag outside as long as your not blowing into a non-smokers face. As for alcohol - sorry but do you seriously think that banning the ads will stop people drinking - about time everyone took responsibilty for their own actions and stopped expecting the governement or anyone else to babysit them and tell them how to act and behave appropriately.
Proteus
Yep Frog, Australia has become a nanny country!! The new anti smoking laws say that we cannot smoke legally within a certain distance of any public building. This, in my opinion, means that we cannot smoke anywhere anymore?
I live in state housing and my accomodation manager was saying recently that they are hoping to bring in penalties for smoking inside our accomodatins - just like motel and hotels have smoking rooms and non-smoking rooms ( well some do )? We all know the government will NOT ban cigarettes because of the tax revenue, but hello, once we are addicted to it, well what can I say. As for having a ciggy outside, as long as the smoke isn't blowing into non smokers faces ...LOL, that's a mission impossible to me, coz I've found recently that having a ciggy outside in public ( yep I broke the law ), one irate lady had a go at me for her having to put up with my smoke and that she was libel to get cancer because my cig smoke blew in her direction? Hmm, there's some hard core anti smokers out there !!
uncleflip
I wish the goverment would ban cigeretties all togeather but they are week because they need the tax of this stuff ., I f it was banned it go underground or be bought on the internet so it a no win situation to this problem.
lpullman
So you wish something banned but think banning it is pointless? Well thought out that. Do you approve of token efforts and grandstanding in general?
racey1
I DO AGREE WITH WOT YOUR ALL SAYING,BUT I ALSO THINK PEOPLE HAVE A RIGHT TO JUDGE FOR THEM SELFS ON WETHER THEY DRINK OR SMOKE,IN MY OPION AS LONG AS THE SMOKERS STAY WITHIN THE SMOKING LAWS THEY HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO SMOKE,AND ALSO AS FAR AS DRINKING GOES AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT DRINK DRIVING OR HURTING ANYONE IN THE PROSESS THEY HAVE THEIR RIGHT TO HAVE A QUIET DRINK.
19chris51
the government will not ban cigerettes, your right, such a good tax revenue, I know this because I used to sell them, but my question was on drinking, the effects of drinking,penaties not being strong enough incentive.
they will not ban cigerettes or alchole, because face it, people have a right to smoke or drink as long as they do not hurt anyone else.