🚀 go-pugleaf

Matt Smith wrote:
> 
> Eric Wesley <chephren@flash.net> wrote in article
> <32728288.99D@flash.net>...
> > Thank you for your attention.
> >
> > It seems a great many of you, like myself, are not happy with having to
> see
> > cigarette butts all over the place. Or to see them tossed from vehicles
> when
> > we all know there is a perfectly good ash-tray located in the dash-board.
> yes, and perhaps we should also have deposits on candy wrappers, bubble
> gun, chewing tabbaco, old condoms, used tampons, kleenex, napkins, fast
> food waste... are you seeing my point?

Yes, but not a good analogy. None of the above garbage is as insidious
and ubiquitous as butts.

> Why do we have to be paid to do something that we should?  Is there no
> dignity or moratliy left in this country?  Okay, perhaps not.  But we can't
> just mandate new rules and incentives for everyone of mans shortcomings.

Well, we can, and we do, every day. It's the result of living in a
diverse and self-cenetered society.

It is, however, possible to respect the rights of the individuals who
wish to NOT smoke and suffer the garbage while still allowing others to
slowly kill themselves at the profit of RJ Reynolds. 


> Perhaps government payments for not cheating on your girlfriend...or
> credits for covering your mouth when you sneeze..or yearly bonuses for
> those who DIDN't murder this year...how far should we take it?

Only as far as "my space". If smokers keep their smoke and butts and
phlegm to themselves, I have no problem with them. Other mandates
concerning ethics and morality really have nothing to do with the butt
problem.



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