October 18, 2009

So when does the revolution start?

I guess Canada is having a deficit spending problem too, which is weird considering they spend about $50/year on defense.
They've started fining truck drivers for smoking in the workplace, the cabs of their trucks.
Yes, they're fining truck drivers for smoking while driving.

I understand that I'm reading this through the lens of a "journalist" who's on the side of the fines, but I'm not so sure even this will set them off, the people quoted who are against it all say some variation on
If he's got a four-year-old kid in there, maybe.

They're arguing over how intrusive the gov't should be and appear to accept that the gov't can tell you how to raise your kids. It's acceptable for the gov't to run your life.

We're heading that way fast and we have to stop it.
And that's why we need 100% turnover in Congress and the White House, they are all arguing over how much more power they get over our lives.

And in case you think I'm being harsh on the "journalist", read the whole last page, it's a defense of the law.
It's for the children, second-hand smoke is bad for children and other growing things.
It's for your own good, maybe you'll stop smoking if you can't smoke anywhere.
It's for other's good to stop all that distracting smoking going on.

Mother....Gov't Knows Best.

Updated for spelling, to make a point and to add the H/T
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