Cause and effect is a term to be considered in political reality, if it moves tax it to death. Literally to death, the increase in violence resulting in higher mortality and depreciated standard of living throughout the free world can be seen in large part to poor management principles. Lobbies grow favor with Governments by presenting justifications for increased taxes. Politicians with a bigger purse can purchase votes with grandiose election promises never revealing the source of their new found wealth, always described as trimming the fat or reductions of government waste. Reductions will always be out of their grasp in maintaining a growing bureaucracy.
The Canadian leadership convention is abuzz with the debate over carbon taxes. What would be the effect of a huge carbon tax on industries who pollute? It doesn’t take a lot of imagination to understand in the same way Tobacco settlements were added to the cost of operations used as a tax deduction and passed on to the consumer along with the cost of any lost trade due to the process. The amounts paid to the government first would spend a lot of time in the industry coffers creating more wealth prior to payments. The consumer suffers increased cost lowered standard of living and poverty and through poverty grows violence. Industry profits rise net result even industry would support the carbon tax or any other such tax which would result increased cash flow and profitability while passing responsibility to the victims.
What would be gained as far as reducing carbon emissions? Their actually would be motivation to increase carbon emissions due to the profitable nature of increased product value. From an economic standpoint no motivation would be found in reducing anything. Mortality figures would increase making a carbon or any other tax a deadly solution from a community stand point. Legislation has other options including criminality which could apply however in protections of industry their paid lobbies would never allow such a move to become popular. Personal responsibility seems to be the solution which would limit the profit if we could just take the credibility away from the terrorists paid by industry to lobby.
Terrorist seems like an odd description here but in fact it is closer to the truth than anyone realizes. When you break down terrorism how would we describe it? Through fear they motivate others to make changes in lifestyle or routine, to be noticed by changing what is normal, Denormalization if you will. Fear of gas attacks in subways or bombs on aircraft scare people into seeking other means of transportation. Suicide bombers restrict movement in busy streets affecting commerce. Anti war sentiments give them power through the discussions in the media they increase notoriety and because they are noticed making them successful in their strategies. Drawing attention through daily presentations in the world press motivates many young people to join them as a protest against intolerable living conditions.
Hate is easy to produce if you target the right demographic. Smoking was just such a target many people have seen family members die due to a coined term created to eliminate other suspects “smoking related disease” how hard would it be to gain support among those who could be easily convinced cigarettes were to blame regardless of what actually was? Many in the population who don’t smoke simply don’t like the smell so anything could be accepted which would allow them to avoid a smell. Anything includes accepting ridiculous claims as long as those claims are not seen to affect their life or routine. Fear will gain the support of many more, 47,000 preventable deaths creates this fear 100 senseless child mortalities, Pictures on cigarette packages and TV commercials depicting cancer patients provides a suitable arsenal of anti tank missiles RPGs and suicide bomb belts to disrupt society and routines to the point their can be no resistance. The power of fear when the nation’s media and politicians voice those fears they become much more of a motivator to react.
The British have been a constant target of fear campaigns for many years in recent history with the bombings during the war they learned to stand in determination to never give in to fears. Encouraged by the voice of Winston Churchill defiance in the face of violence created by acts of terror. Later with IRA bombings the public although much more guarded still remained defiant in the face of those who sought to make them fear. Now with the Alkaida terrorists again that resolve is tested throughout the community to never give in to the imposition of fears.
North America could do well in taking a lesson from the Brits. In judging charity campaigns of self serving charity foundations. In assessing government actions parroted by lobby groups in the media and in look at what fears are being taught in our schools displayed on cigarette packages or pronounced by snake oil salespeople claiming to be health care professionals. A hate campaign in Ontario tests the limits of civility A website named stupid. A propaganda ministry [Health information] and threats from a Government official quit or be punished.
We used to respect punishment was for the courts now Government seeks to bypass trials and the courts. To affect punishment directly in assuming all citizens are criminals, guilty until proven innocent. The dictatorial mould of imposed fines which require action on the part of the victim to prove innocence as opposed to being proven guilty prior to punishment, could pose an interesting constitutional challenge in judging the legitimacy of the word of law.
With a total lack in statistical, Biological or timeline observations the only available tool left to eliminate smoking was fear. Altering of public spaces property rights was a required ingredient slipped in with little public knowledge, necessity or consent. Negotiations including the other side in a peaceful resolution were never considered, as we are dealing with mean spirited oppressors determined to impose their power on an identified group. A group they deem to never have deserved civil rights or a place in community, regardless of accomplishments or contributions. A wide brushing of all those who are different and deserve to be punished for failure to comply. Smokers are the invisible enemy with no voice a larger group can not silence. Obese people will be the next untouchables to present a threat, requiring vilification and fears to be distributed to the masses as a pandemic which needs to be cured. Fear mongering needs to be the target to end tax oppressions and Violence in the streets. Power is being afforded to those who never deserved it operating outside community while stealing it’s voice to propagate more hate and fear. Tobacco control is terrorism in every definition of the word. We need to drag them into the light so community can judge those who terrorize our communities and destroy our quality of life.
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