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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:43 PM Original message |
SCHIP and Big Tobacco |
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Crazy Dave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
1. Veterans health care too |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
2. Kucinich is probably against it because of regressive taxation |
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againes654 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. I am a smoker |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. No. He voted for the House version, vetoed the conference report, because of exclusions. |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:12 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. thank you for that information - I could not figure out Kucinich. |
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Zodiak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. OK...that sounds like Kucinich |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
6. Kucinich said he voted no because it didn't go far enough. |
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azurnoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
7. Put the tax on alcohol |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. Tax everything that's bad - smokes, booze, snack foods - |
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riverdeep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
9. I don't think it's as simple as a tobacco lobby. |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
10. Frankly I'm glad that this was vetoed. Not because I'm a cold hearted bastard |
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Blue_Roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 04:44 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Oh, boo fucking hoo... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 05:53 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. So let's see, you support a regressive tax on a segment of the population that is poorer |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-03-07 06:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. But isn't it offset by the health care benefit for their kids? |
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