Alex Wodak reframes the vaping debate in Oz

[DrMA]

In the polarising debate about vaping, we've forgotten to ask the right questions | Alex Wodak

 

[EBates]

Just me, but I think the number one question for why vaping should be Prohibited would be.
What is the Govment plan for when the tobacco Control Freaks finally Kill the tobacco Industry?
The driving force of TC is to end smoking and all forms of tobacco use.
So, since the Govment is So Addicted to those taxes, where does the money come from?
The classic answer is to tax the middle and poor classes, but with the Govment Distruction of the middle class the tax yield could be disappointing.
Just sayin'

 

[DC2]

Just me, but I think the number one question for why vaping should be Prohibited would be.
What is the Govment plan for when the Tobacco Control Freaks finally Kill the Tobacco Industry?
The driving force of TC is to end smoking and all forms of tobacco use.
So, since the Govment is So Addicted to those taxes, where does the money come from?

Pick the next poison...

Sugar or fat are the most likely next targets.
Overweight folks are clearly the next target, however that manifests.

But you can easily add such things as salt to the list when more money is needed.

Or maybe just big cups of soda, like Comrade Bloomberg has been trying to do.
Maybe there should be a limit to how much cheese should be in your nachos.

If you're reading this post and don't understand the point I'm trying to make...
PLEASE DON'T VOTE

 

[Captain Pegleg]

I know it's tough for some people to read studies (tough for me, with a background for it), and understand. Tough for Me to read a "study" that makes claims based on what the researchers were looking for. There are even studies that show "researcher expectation" affect results. They do; we see what we want to see, based on what we already believe. Vapers need to be vocal about facts already known, and be careful about claiming facts that are unknown and easily disproven.

 

[Captain Pegleg]

Pick the next poison...

Sugar or fat are the most likely next targets.
Overweight folks are clearly the next target, however that manifests.

But you can easily add such things as salt to the list when more money is needed.

Or maybe just big cups of soda, like Comrade Bloomberg has been trying to do.
Maybe there should be a limit to how much cheese should be in your nachos.

If you're reading this post and don't understand the point I'm trying to make...
PLEASE DON'T VOTE

I totally get this. Can you leave alone those with their personal choices? Clean Air Act being a Public policy...but please don't ban personal choices when they are separate from public health.

 

[Mossy]

This man Alex Wodak is a very good Aussie, he is the ultimate harm reduction man, he was the instigator behind needle exchange programs and other harm reduction programs for nasty things down under........ a great scholar to have on your side.
Good Quote:

"In the debates about ECs, tobacco harm reduction advocates are a minority ostracised by governments and the World Health Organisation."