Thread: I hate smoking & I think it destroys health and property. HOWEVER, I'm sick of seeing the poor held to standards that 1/
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are unrealistic and destructive in themselves. Nicotine is highly addictive--free smoke cessation programs for the poor? HA. 2/
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Smoking is not a character flaw. It's not an indulgence for most. It's a physical dependency: once hooked, not discretionary. /3
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drug tests for welfare recipients; smoking ban for assisted housing... we want our poor to be above the temptations that 4/
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even our elected officials, with all their access to rehab&nicorette, succumb to. Yes, we're giving $ to elected officials too /5
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if public assistance agencies wanna control something, they should ensure the poor aren't treated like indentured servants to /6
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a self-righteous master. Treat them like adults who can make their own choices, good or bad, as other economic classes have /7
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the freedom to do. Address the roots of poverty, not the symptoms which often include self-destructive habits. 8/
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