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Rise in deaths from alcohol.
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:13 pm
by Trumpton
Re: Rise in deaths from alcohol.
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:09 pm
by Flat_Eric
The health fascists have already made smokers pariahs (and they haven't finished yet).
It was always inevitable that their next target was always going to be those who enjoy a drink (which let's face it is most of us - I'm not just talking about binge-drinking chavs).
All "for our own good" of course.
First it'll be "awareness campaigns", then progressively higher taxes (handy!), then advertising bans, then health warnings on bottles ....
Re: Rise in deaths from alcohol.
Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:33 pm
by Trumpton
Flat_Eric wrote:
> First it'll be "awareness campaigns",
Good idea - although I'm not sure how effective they'll be.
> then progressively higher taxes (handy!),
Alcohol is currently relatively inexpensive.
> then advertising bans,
Tobacco advertising is banned - why not alcohol?
> then health warnings on bottles ....
It happens on tobacco products - why not alcohol?