[LINK] Big Tobacco and Big Government ...

[Tom Koltai]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au 
> [mailto:link-bounces at mailman.anu.edu.au] On Behalf Of Frank O'Connor
> Sent: Thursday, 28 April 2011 7:57 PM
> To: link at anu.edu.au
> Subject: [LINK] Big Tobacco and Big Government ...
> 
> 
> Hey, I'm no health industry stooge, and consider the anti-cancer 
> industry almost as heinous as the tobacco industry for their lies, 
> deceit and exaggeration .... but British American is the same company 
> who was taken to task for not providing information to the dying 
> McCabe lady who was suing them ... am I right?
> 
> The hypocrisy of the tobacco industry seems to know no bounds.
> 
> Fortunately for them they have News Ltd on their side ...
> 
> Ahhh .. Journalists. Whores to whoever pays the bills.
> ----
> >From
> http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/big-tobacco-wiel
> ds-foi-docs-against-labor/story-e6frfku9-1226046372681
> 
> Big Tobacco wields FOI docs against Labor
> 

<SNIP>

> It wrote in its April 2010 note that: "IP Australia is unaware of any 
> subsequent evidence that establishes that the public interest would 
> be better served by plain packaging."
> 

Fine. Let's not waste any more money on this issue.

What has been empirically proven is that no-pone likes to live in a
garbage dump and that garbage strewn on the front lawn of a property
results in a lower price being fetched at sale.

So...
Let's leave the trademark bran on the packet - all the easier to see
for...

The new legislation...

Any Cigarette butt, or cigarette packet found on Crown land will be
photographed in situ, with an on the spot fine issued to the
manufacturer of such garbage in the sum of $150,000 per item.

I understand from sources as diverse as the President of the United
States, the American Recording Industry Ass. that fines of 150K per item
are considered quite appropriate for companies that create software for
the purposes of consumers being able to infringe creators copyright.

Well, I consider that my country walks are severely marred by all the
empty cigarette packets.
Further the butts that I come across when taking the dog for a walk are
really quite off putting.

Let's clean up our environment 

            Ban All Butts!!!

Tomk