Mass. targets smoking in public housing

bostonglobe ^ | April 4 | boston globe

[ourworldawry]

” You absolutely are saying what they cannot do while living in public housing by screening them for drugs. I happen to agree, if they’re on drugs, no public housing. Period.

I suspect you’re a smoker and object to “no smoking in public housing” because of that.”

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Here’s what I think. I think you “suspect” too much that produces very little. I’m not a smoker, but, I also don’t agree that others should tell a smoker if, when, or where they can smoke. I don’t care if your on PA or NOT. If you want to compare cigarettes with drugs you are free to do that.

And well, I know what the facts are about public assistance, and DO NOT condone what they do with MY money. If there WERE “rules”, then where does the REAL problem lie? Why not focus on the incompetent people who design these programs without a way to prevent the fraud that befalls us? For cryin-out-loud, this is the 21st century. You mean to tell me there is not one single soul that is ABLE enough to design a system that works? Haha Of course not, because it’s designed to work the way it does. If taxpayers are complaining, then they are not doing it loud enough, because this has gone on for YEARS...and now, millions more are on the dole since buffoonery became our country’s leader.

Maybe YOU should get the ball rolling on the campaign to stop it matter? Being that you are so incensed over it. I’m concerned about more important things...like wayward leadership, nuclear war, and well...the general collapse of our once GREAT nation.

[ourworldawry]

“Clearly I nailed it that you’re a cigarette smoker and that’s your “thing.” You’re also incapable of having a logical discussion because you’re ignorant of how our capitalist system works. Get back to me after you’ve passed a rudimentary Economics 101 class. Until then, have a nice day.

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You nailed nothing, because I don’t smoke cigarettes. Never did. If you are defending the “system”, then it stands to reason why you don’t understand my opinions. It’s not logical that you’ve assumed everything, yet can’t understand that I don’t give a rat’s ass that you persist to embolden yourself on this issue. Quit acting like a liberal. Free your mind.

[Drango]

Quit acting like a liberal.

Quit asking society to pay for welfare bums that have disposable income. Seriously if they have $6,000 for smokes then they have the same funds for rent.

[Drango]

nanny stater

And you're and addict.

[JRandomFreeper]

You seek to impose your will on others by force.

/johnny

[ourworldawry]

“Quit asking society to pay for welfare bums that have disposable income. Seriously if they have $6,000 for smokes then they have the same funds for rent.”

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You too? haha. I’ve never asked any such thing of society, just because I disagree with a smoking ban. Why can’t you discern that? How many years have YOU let the feds take YOUR money to support those people without doing anything about it? Except to complain in forums like the rest of us.

[Drango]

You’re still an addict.

[JRandomFreeper]

Better to be an addict than a tyrant that uses force to deprive people of their God-given freedoms.

/johnny

[Drango]

their God-given freedoms

Hyperbole much? God never gave you the freedom to living in someone else's house, while you stink up the place and demand others subsides your rent.

[JRandomFreeper]

You've made it clear over the years that you want to see smoking outlawed, and that you hate tobacco.

My solution is to get rid of public housing. Not micro-manage anyone's life. You seem be to ok with just making sure they don't smoke.

/johnny

[ourworldawry]

“God never gave you the freedom to living in someone else’s house, while you stink up the place and demand others subsides your rent.’

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That’s an interesting statement...considering that they don’t have to “demand” those subsidies. They can just ‘apply’ for them and get it. God, on the other hand, has nothing to do with mankind’s stupidity.