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Re: tax to pay for trauma center

Denny G — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:39:18 GMT

I agree...but I think you are trying to make this a logical arguement. It's all about revenue...and tax brings revenue. We all are taxed to death, from beer to cable, cell phone, sales tax, personal property tax and so on. We will have a new tax here in a few months...a "Voluntary tax' called a lottery...if you want to contribute, you buy them. Like the seat belt or helmet laws...if they were really concerned about your safety, they would make the fine a $1000 and everyone would wear them, but they want the revenue a little at a time! The Government needs to quit trying to legislate peoples habits and morality for the sake of income and what THEY think is good for me...I can take very good care of myself!

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

hoppersjj — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:40:49 GMT

Did he smoke when you married him!

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

hoppersjj — Sat, 23 May 2009 10:40:49 GMT

Did he smoke when you married him!

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

arkansastroy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:02:52 GMT

So what if they decide to tax your nagging. Are you going to stop nagging your husband!!!!!!!!!

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

bikinibabe — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 22:23:16 GMT

Well,for you smokers who have enough respect to not smoke around those that don't like it,kudos to you...however,the reason I'm agreeing with the tax increase on tobacco is because of people like my husband and my dad who smoke.My dad sometimes will go in his room with the door shut,but never outside to smoke and will at times smoke right in the same room I'm in.My husband seems to think everything my dad does is ok and follows right with it and don't seem to mind smoking around our 17 month old son when I nag at them not to smoke around me and the little one,and here just any day now,another little one.PLUS,when my husband has company over,they run over my wishes and light up right in front of me too.I try to be nice to them,but that's just crossing the line not having enough respect like that.Just because they don't care if they died tomorrow,doesn't mean they gotta drag others down with them.I cannot STAND the smell of cigarette smoke! So because of people like my dad and all,I wish the government could go to enough extremes of doing away with tobacco permanately...or at least just the ones where you smell smoke like cigs and cigars and all.

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

arkansastroy — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:45:17 GMT

Sorry marj. should never be a option!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

Lorelei — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:44:45 GMT

ya so I am a smoker soon to be ex smoker... I say legalize pot and watch this state become the richest in the union!! Arkansas lawmakers will not be building a trauma center on my dollar!!

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

arkansastroy — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 01:47:16 GMT

Because they do not care!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there in it for themselves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they are all devils. All the same just like sentor hank wilkins

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

FED_UP — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:33:58 GMT

And now they info us...they aren't BUILDING a trauma center, just paying doctors to go to the existing hospitals to pretend they ARE a trauma center....this country is letting the government take over...not work for us at all. I have also sent emails to several different senators for various reasons and get no decent responses either. just form letters from someone in the office that has nothing to do with my questions.

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

arkansastroy — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:43:36 GMT

Then next election lets try and vote the guys out and put someone in new. Get rid of the likes of beebe, mike ross etc.....

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

manacle75 — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:42:26 GMT

I back your statement on complaining to state reps. Have you ever sent them letters or emails? I have and have yet to have a question answered or a decent response. Usually it is a copy of some policy that they have in place addressing the issue, totally missing the point. The case for the smoke tax I mentioned in an earlier response consisting of how doubtful it is that the tax will go for what it was said to go for just came to pass. They used the money to buy defribulators for all the schools, a good cause, but just an example of how deceptive our Reps are in getting bills passed in our state to increase funds.

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

arkansastroy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:39:15 GMT

Well you no i use to smoke cigs. but i still dip. i hate the tax thing and all but you can blame the voters for this.everyone who voted for obama. every pres. than ran for election the first time ran on change. wether it be bill clinton , george bush both of them or reagan. and people still think they are telling the truth. but when they go vote for change they keep voting the same reps. and sen. in office. so how is anything going to change. same things happen on state level. it is not a change if you do not change all persons in office.

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

ip2paytaxes — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:32:27 GMT

I have never smoked pot........but....they can't tax what isn't legal......is the government going to force us to go south and do those things we have never done if for no other reason, spite?

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

ip2paytaxes — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:04:39 GMT

persons are going to smoke.......did they not think that one would change their flavor of smoke.........one that can't be taxed, because the smoke isn't legal? Or will they legalize marijuana?

..things that make you say hmmmm

Re: tax to pay for trauma center

gators01 — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:43:56 GMT

I agree we pay taxes on evrything. We buy a car and we pay taxes then every year we pay taxes on the same car again. I am also a smoker and it is my choice and I am so tired of hearing the same thing over and over. If the goverment didnt abuse the taxes we pay and use them for what they should be used for instead of giving themselves raises and other perks they think they need.