The Texas state pledge

[Morganite]

Somehow, I don't believe I ever once said that the system the US had was better than anyone elses. It's quite broken in it's own way.
And just because governments in other countries can run a health care system well doesn't necessarily imply that the US government can. (Sheesh, I don't think I've *ever* gotten this bad a reaction to being cynical about the US government before...)

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In Canada we heavily heavily tax smoking. Like, on the order of a $4 pack of cigarettes having $8 of tax.

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Personaly, I think it'd be more appropriate to not have those high taxes on cigarettes, but to have the government provide no medical assistance for problems they have caused by smoking. Though front-loading the problem like this would have some distinct advantages that might make it better in the long run.
-Morgan.
"Mikuru-chan molested me! I'm... so happy!"
-Haruhi, "The Ecchi of Haruhi Suzumiya"
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