Harris poll finds support for more government regulation of tobacco industry drops to 33% of Americans

[Bill Godshall]

Harris poll finds support for more government regulation of tobacco industry in US drops from 38% in 2010 to 33% in 2011.
Oil, Pharmaceutical, Health Insurance, Banking, Tobacco and Utilities Top the List of... -- NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

This cannot be considered broad public support for FDA's stated intent to expand its regulatory power over e-cigarettes, cigars and other currently unregulated tobacco products.

 

[matthewbishop]

True. The overall trend seems to be one of de-regulation. Dropping from 44% to 33% since 2003 is a hefty swing. I am most surprised by the 15% increase that none of the listed industries should be MORE regulated. Perhaps the NANNY state is on the way out. That is only if we have not created an unstoppable monster...

 

[Vocalek]

Well for some darn reason, it's getting impossible to buy a pound of meat of any type for much less than $7. My husband got sticker shock when he accompanied me to the grocery store and he wanted to pick up a "cheap" package of bologna.

While the prices of groceries do seem to be inversely related to the health of the economy, I think that over-regulation has been pushing all prices up.

 

[sqirl1]

this is why we need ron paul

 

[Nicko]

I agree. Ron Paul is the only one who will stop this insanity.

 

[cigarbabe]

this is why we need ron paul

I've yet to see one single politician who has done exactly what he or she has promised to the American people and I suspect Ron Paul won't be any different than those who came before him.
Sadly.
C.B.

 

[sqirl1]

I've yet to see one single politician who has done exactly what he or she has promised to the American people and I suspect Ron Paul won't be any different than those who came before him.
Sadly.
C.B.

you know how I know he's sincere? the major media outlets are all terrified of him. they talk about him like he has no chance of winning to discourage people who are boarderline from voting for him. The media REALLY doesn't want him in there, so that HAS to mean he's good.

 

[BardicDruid]

Get as many new presidents as you want, as long as the same congress and senate are in there nothing will change.

 

[Song]

Get as many new presidents as you want, as long as the same congress and senate are in there nothing will change.

Quite true, the president is only the executive part of the government, meaning he only has the power to enforce the rules set forth by the legislative branch of the government, meaning congress and the senate. On another note a strong president with enough public support can force the hand of the legislative branch into passing what he wants thou like FDR did. All he really needs to do is annouce some legislation he wants to pass to the public, and then denounce in public every member of the Senate and Congress that votes and speaks against the legislation in question.

 

[Bill Godshall]

BardicDruid wrote

Get as many new presidents as you want, as long as the same congress and senate are in there nothing will change.

Nonsense.

The only reason the FSPTCA became law was because Obama signed it into law.

The only reason Obama appointed FDA officials tried to ban e-cigarettes and grossly misrepresented their health risks in 2009/2010 was because Obama appointed FDA Deputy Commissioner Josh Sharfstein staunchly opposes tobacco harm reduction, and because Obama appointed FDA Commissioer Margaret Hamburg and Obama appointed DHHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelious endorsed Sharfstein's e-cigarette prohibition campaign.

The only reason why FDA's Lawrence Deyton (who was hired by Obama appointed officials at DHHS and FDA) stated that the FDA intends to propose a new regualation that would apply Chapter IX of the FSPTCA to e-cigarettes (and other unregulated tobacco products) is because Obama appointed FDA officials (an perhaps Obama appointed DHHS officials) endorsed it.

In sum, electing a new president next year will change everything, as all Obama appionted officials at DHHS, FDA, CDC, US SG, NIH, etc. would be fired immediately.

It is highly unlikely that any of the Republican candidates for President would allow the FDA to propose/approve a new regulation that would apply Chapter IX to currently unregulated tobacco products.

 

[Nicko]

Get as many new presidents as you want, as long as the same congress and senate are in there nothing will change.

Things WILL change because the American people are tired of lies and corruption. Ron Paul intends to expose the crooks and liars that have been ruining America for a very long time.