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Monthly Archives: June 2008
Repeal the 2nd Amendment?
I am going to show the Chicago Tribune Editorial in its entirety because I am sure it will disappear fast. I am completely speechless. Never mind the fact that that is the first thing a government does right before they … Continue reading
Posted in Libertarian, Nanny State
Tagged gun control, guns, Nanny State, Politics, second amendment
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Fight Back Against Government Intrusion
Topic: Smoking Bans Fight Back Against Government Intrusion This is a letter to editor I wrote in response to smoking ban legislation in Iowa. It received positive comments so I am publishing it here.by BattleStations (Libertarian) Monday, June 9, 2008 … Continue reading
The Science behind ETS and Smoking bans part 1
In order to look at the studies and judge for yourself, you have to learn about the terminology and what they mean. (RR)Risk ratio In statistics and mathematical epidemiology, relative risk (RR) is the risk of an event (or of … Continue reading
In Memory Of A Freedom Stolen
In Memory Of A Freedom Stolen Colin Grainger 29th June 2008. In the coming days you, dear reader, will be treated to wonderful reports, gleeful stories, magical numbers, and miraculous revelations concerning the smoker ban in England, Wales and Northern … Continue reading
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Tagged DEATH, Health, health issues, Politics, smoking, Smoking Ban
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REBUTTAL Smoking ban has a number of upsides
The issue: Eau Claire’s workplace smoking ban takes effect Tuesday. Our view: This has the potential to open up some businesses for people who previously avoided them. Two days from now, all taverns and businesses in Eau Claire will become … Continue reading
ETS an asthma
Asthma incidence in under 15-year-olds has increased from 5.8 per 10,000 in 1970 to 35.8 per 10,000 in 1997. (These are hospital discharge figures, not initial diagnoses.) During the same period, smoking rates dropped from 40% to 24% and according … Continue reading
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Tagged health issues, Politics, public health, smoking, Smoking Ban
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Know the enemy part 3
“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The lie can be maintained only for such time as the State can shield the people from the political, economic and/or military … Continue reading
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Tagged corruption, health issues, junk science, Politics, public health, smoking, Smoking Ban
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Know the enemy part 2
. Banzhaf is just one of many activist involved. These groups knew that they could not push for a national ban. The Congressional Research Service published a report on the studies November 14, 1995 and they found the Studies severely … Continue reading
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Tagged Health, health issues, Politics, public health, smoking, Smoking Ban
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Know the Enemy part 1
In later posts I will get in to the science behind the bans. But first we have to know the enemy. Since Ryan posted about ASH today I will start off with John F. Banzhaf III the founder and president … Continue reading
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Tagged Health, health issues, Politics, public health, smoking, Smoking Ban
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The Rest of the Story
The Rest of the Story The anti-smoking movement really is going too far. This story confirms that my sentiment about the increasingly fanatical agenda of anti-smoking groups – which I have expressed in the pages of the Rest of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Health, health issues, nanny, Politics, smoking, Smoking Ban
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