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11-07-2006, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by TRBOKEV,Nov 7 2006, 04:07 PM
My family gets together and does some research/talks about the different things on the ballots while we fill out our sample ballots.
My mom actually sets up/runs the polls for our district, and all of those boxes have been lining her halway for the past two weeks.
My mom actually sets up/runs the polls for our district, and all of those boxes have been lining her halway for the past two weeks.
Families that sit and discuss anything these days should be applauded.
11-07-2006, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Nicotunes,Nov 7 2006, 04:27 PM
Haven't voted yet............which prop is that?
A yes vote increases cigarette tax by $2.60 per pack.
Just for discussion's sake, I voted for it (sorry Beb, Walter, Alejo, Ted, etc. etc.
). I don't smoke, so the cost increase will not affect me, and I think anything that has the effect of discouraging smoking amongst minors is ok in my book. However, it doesn't look like it's going to pass...
11-07-2006, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Traveler,Nov 7 2006, 04:27 PM
But that's only for the pres, and we weren't voting for that today.
But if the elected officials bow to their corporate benefactors and do not represent us, is it still a democracy??
"a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn"
"The term democracy indicates a form of government where all the state's decisions are exercised directly or indirectly by a majority of its citizenry through a fair elective process.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy"
11-07-2006, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by i_heart_my_DB8,Nov 7 2006, 04:32 PM
Prop 86.
A yes vote increases cigarette tax by $2.60 per pack.
Just for discussion's sake, I voted for it (sorry Beb, Walter, Alejo, Ted, etc. etc.). I don't smoke, so the cost increase will not affect me, and I think anything that has the effect of discouraging smoking amongst minors is ok in my book. However, it doesn't look like it's going to pass...
A yes vote increases cigarette tax by $2.60 per pack.
Just for discussion's sake, I voted for it (sorry Beb, Walter, Alejo, Ted, etc. etc.
). I don't smoke, so the cost increase will not affect me, and I think anything that has the effect of discouraging smoking amongst minors is ok in my book. However, it doesn't look like it's going to pass... Soooooooo where is this money supposed to go???????
11-07-2006, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by TRBOKEV,Nov 7 2006, 04:47 PM
Thanks.
Yeah my parents are the type that stress that if you truely want to make a difference you must make you voice heard. (No matter how small it may be in the big picture)
Since my dad is retired, he also does a lot of research and lets us really know what some of these propositions are and things hidden inside of them. We all give our view on things and usually come to a happy medium or understanding of the proposition etc.
Yeah my parents are the type that stress that if you truely want to make a difference you must make you voice heard. (No matter how small it may be in the big picture)
Since my dad is retired, he also does a lot of research and lets us really know what some of these propositions are and things hidden inside of them. We all give our view on things and usually come to a happy medium or understanding of the proposition etc.
11-07-2006, 03:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Nicotunes,Nov 7 2006, 04:35 PM
Of course, raise the price high enough and you may bring back "Black Market" cigs......
Soooooooo where is this money supposed to go???????
Soooooooo where is this money supposed to go???????
-Provides funding to qualified hospitals for emeergency services, nursing education and health insurance to eligible children.
-Revenue also allocated to specified purposes including tobacco-use-prevention programs, enforcement of tobacco-related laws, and research, prevention, treatment of various conditions including cancers (boobie, cervical, prostate, colorectal), heart disease, stroke, asthma and obesity.
-Revenue also allocated to specified purposes including tobacco-use-prevention programs, enforcement of tobacco-related laws, and research, prevention, treatment of various conditions including cancers (boobie, cervical, prostate, colorectal), heart disease, stroke, asthma and obesity.
11-07-2006, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by i_heart_my_DB8,Nov 7 2006, 04:53 PM
From the official Voter Information Guide:
kind'a have a point.
i just need to quit
11-07-2006, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by i_heart_my_DB8,Nov 7 2006, 04:53 PM
From the official Voter Information Guide:
http://www.pacificresearch.org/pub/sab/ent...6-Factsheet.pdf
I love how everyone calls their opinions "Fact Sheets".....who really knows??
11-07-2006, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by alejo,Nov 7 2006, 04:55 PM
republicans call this funding for illegal immigrants who go into the er but have no money to pay.
kind'a have a point.
i just need to quit
kind'a have a point.
i just need to quit
If $$ is guaranteed to hospitals with NO accountabiility (and IF this is true), I don't like it......