tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post509519288655944142..comments2023-10-25T04:32:52.345-04:00Comments on Just Blowing Smoke...: My Bailout PlanTimothy W Higginshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post-3329697737569987282008-11-22T16:56:00.000-05:002008-11-22T16:56:00.000-05:00Hey!The Roland Hansen Benevolence Fund could alway...Hey!<BR/>The Roland Hansen Benevolence Fund could always use a hand-out!Roland Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14510269002146276854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post-79709154790036978192008-11-21T10:31:00.000-05:002008-11-21T10:31:00.000-05:00HT,Great idea, but that ship already sailed and we...HT,<BR/><BR/>Great idea, but that ship already sailed and we are handing the purse strings over to a liberal President and Congress. There's a chance that some common sense will prevail at some point, but the odds are better on the lottery.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post-48754640964037141552008-11-21T09:32:00.000-05:002008-11-21T09:32:00.000-05:00Tim,I'd like to suggest that the Free Market sift ...Tim,<BR/><BR/>I'd like to suggest that the Free Market sift through the ashes and sort things out; I do not savor any bailouts and my great and great-great grandchildren should not be saddled with this generation's stupidity/debts.<BR/><BR/>They deserve better than that.Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13176392380086227377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post-23238006269299262062008-11-19T15:28:00.000-05:002008-11-19T15:28:00.000-05:00I may have to stock up as well. I may have to bui...I may have to stock up as well. I may have to build in a humidor to keep my "devil's weed".<BR/><BR/>I fear that it will drive cigar shops like Port Royal and La Casa Habanna -- where one can enjoy a smoke in the company of fellow cigar smokers away from the smoking Nazis -- out of business, leaving me nowhere to smoke in comfort.Brian Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384978836751384314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post-17090352859128784292008-11-19T09:37:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:37:00.000-05:00Brian,They tried once before with the SCHIP legisl...Brian,<BR/><BR/>They tried once before with the SCHIP legislation changes and fortunately for us, failed. This was under a less enlightened Congress however, so look to see this raise its ugly head quickly in the next Congress. Not only would it raise additional tax revenues, but do an effective job of behavior modification for us evil smokers.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I plan on stocking up as the year end approaches and hope to ride out the storm as long as possible.Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4041089218060371051.post-75847402030245461432008-11-19T09:18:00.000-05:002008-11-19T09:18:00.000-05:00Tim,The government is looking for a way to impose ...Tim,<BR/><BR/>The government is looking for a way to impose an onerous tax on our beloved stogies. It will price people like you and me right out the market for premium cigars.<BR/><BR/>The smoking Nazis have damn near won the war on cigarettes. You know it won't be long before they train their guns on cigars.<BR/><BR/>I'll go to war to preserve the peace that Rudyard Kipling found in a Por Larranaga!Brian Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384978836751384314noreply@blogger.com