INTRODUCTION MY ARTICLES in the New York Times and Daily Telegraph, protesting
against smoking bans and antismoking hysteria, have attracted a huge amount
of attention. Since this has unfortunately become such a contentious issue,
and since I’m now constantly asked to discuss it, I’m going to take this
opportunity to set out my position as clearly as I can, without the ‘filter’
of editors, the time constraints of radio, etc. This essay was primarily
written for my website, but it can be freely downloaded, copied and circulated.
I’m ‘pro-choice’ on smoking, not just because I want to smoke (I don’t
even smoke very much) but also because I’m concerned about certain worrying
political and cultural trends. The antismoking movement is on such a roll
at the moment, and smoking has been so thoroughly demonised, that some
of what I have to say is bound to raise a few eyebrows. All I can say is
that my views are carefully considered and extensively researched. Joe
Jackson, 2004. ISBN 1 871833?80?9
Japanese taxes on alcohol and tobacco are high (over half the price is
taxes), and imported drinks are often cheaper than domestic ones (except
for snob goods, which we'll get to in a bit). The government also has heavy
subsidies for Japanese agriculture, especially rice. The government gives
huge yearly subsidies to farmers, then buys all the rice made at very high
prices, and sells it at a cheaper price to avoid the wrath of the consumers.
So where does the government get its money, everyone?? At the same time
it blocks foreign rice imports (gradually the system will be moved to tariffication,
but if foreign rice is made more expensive than Japanese rice, of course
no one will buy it. Lately more and more farmers are selling outside this
system, and it will be phased out, finally, by 2008). Now Japanese rice
costs about seven times the world price. So even if you choose not to eat
rice (the Japanese staple food), you pay for it in your taxes anyway.
意見
投稿者：煙草星人
投稿日：2005/06/20(Mon) 21:54
題名：情報ヒトラー
快適そうな東京都庁の満艦飾を施した高層ビル（又は art deco phallus:装飾的男根像）の建設で、それも現在都の排ガス規制の矢面に立たされているディーゼル車のかつての恩恵にも与って費やしたエネルギー、又彼らが快適そうな冷暖房で使用するエネルギーの総量と排出される総量は同等である。
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