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It's what I miss most about growing up rural. The quiet and the peace, but even the population near my old family home has exploded. Can't even see the stars anymore

There's the law and there's what's right. They don't always overlap

They're probably trying to say that cigarettes will simply be bought in non-EU states and brought in by others to sell. Which will definitely happen and is already happening. If anything an increase will only marginally effect the current underground market.

So they're just trying to fear monger a bit. They know current smokers will continue to buy and it. Doesn't matter if they buy it from a 3rd party seller or not. They made their money. What these companies fear is that high prices will discourage future smokers from starting

if you health is bad there are special programs for that.

Hate that, work until you're 70 and too old to enjoy retirement. Or work until you're so sick you can't and then you don't get to enjoy retirement.

A system designed to ensure you work until your labor has no value. Squeezing for everything you're worth

In terms of the global economy I doubt any of us could raise enough capital to impact corporate strategy

Liberals I'd say are to the immediate left of fascism. They definently enable policies that allow fascists to exist. While never taking that power themselves.

What people like you seem to forget is that our voting system is fundamentally broken and flawed. It limits our voice so short of a revolution we have to pick damage contol.

Funnily enough the only people that have tried to fix it are the democrats. Plenty of states under democratic control have pushed for a popular vote for president. It's not going to fix the voting system, but it would be a big improvement and then you would actually have a significantly better chance to get a third party canidate elected. Then you would have a point.

All caps doesn't make you right buddy. I hate it, but until we can reform our fundamentally flawed system there are two options. Especially for president. If you split a state to a progressive canidate you almost garuntee a Fascist/Republican victory. The system itself is flawed. I'm sorry it's a harsh reality to accept. I was like you once. I made this very mistake back in 2016, and I vowed to never be such a fool again.

Don't chose fascism friend.

Just say you love killing gazans

Save the weak and overdone character attacks. The apartheid state of Israel has no right to exist. Unfortunately that wasn't on my ballot and no torching my vote didn't put it on the ballot either.

Because it makes so much more sense to abstain from voting so now your vote is for fascism as opposed to picking the non-fascist.

It's peak denial of reality

That's exactly why it was insulting. It's basically saying "I'm sorry you can't afford a house, but the stock market is great!"

The economy was/is abysmal for the average American. School is unaffordable, housing is unaffordable, and food is becoming increasingly unaffordable.

When they were saying the economy was good, they were saying stocks were up. Which mostly benefits the wealthiest.

I bet Trump will use this as an excuse to leave NATO either way. He's been wanting to for a while

I still swallowed my pride and voted for her anyway, but I've never been so insulted as when I heard the "greatest economy ever" line over and over.