Discussing Government Efforts to Regulate Competition Out of Existence for Big Business

The following correspondence originally took place on my Facebook wall, upon my post, “Government: Regulating Competition Out of Existence for Big Business“…

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Rayn: Government: regulating competition out of existence for big business…

Well, Back to Smoking: FDA Bans 99 Percent of E-Cigarettes:
https://fee.org/articles/well-back-to-smoking-fda-bans-99-percent-of-e-cigarettes/

Tru Leo: No surprise there

Government: Regulating Competition Out of Existence for Big Business

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

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Well, Back to Smoking: FDA Bans 99 Percent of E-Cigarettes:
https://fee.org/articles/well-back-to-smoking-fda-bans-99-percent-of-e-cigarettes/

() The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published long-awaited rules Thursday that could ban 99 percent of e-cigarette products and wreck industry innovation for years to come.

Passed in 2009, the Tobacco Control Act says all e-cigarette products released after February 15, 2007, (predicate date) will have to go through the Pre-Market Tobacco Applications process (PMTA). FDA officials claim they cannot change the predicate date.

The PMTA is ruinously expensive and can cost millions of dollars per product and by the FDA’s own admission will take more than 1,700 hours for an applicant to complete.

Since almost all vapor products on the market were released after February 2007, hardly any will avoid a PMTA and almost no businesses, with the exception of big tobacco companies, will be able to bear the regulatory burden.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Government: regulating competition out of existence for big business…

ATF Breaks Policy and Creates Gun Owner Database… By “Accident”

I originally posted the following information and commentary onto my Facebook wall…

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ATF Forgot to Comply With Policy, Accidentally Creating Gun Owner Database:
http://personalliberty.com/atf-forgot-comply-policy-accidently-creating-gun-database/

(Sam Rolley) The government’s top watchdog revealed in a new report that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) essentially maintained a database of law-abiding gun owners by ignoring its own policies.

According to Government Accountability Office (GAO) auditors, ATF failed to remove the names of gun purchasers from its Multiple Sales (MS) database and another system called Access 2000 which allowed it to stockpile information on lawful gun owners by scouring the records of out of business federal firearms license holders.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Nothing to see here… Just an “accident”…

Guess Who Watches the Watchers?

The following correspondence originally took place upon my Facebook wall, after I posted artwork being shared by the page, “Cop Block“…

Rayn

"This gentle giant had just broken up a fight when he was approached by officers accusing him of selling untaxed cigarettes. Even though he had harmed no one & didn't resist, 7 officers jumped on top of him and strangled him to death. Like if you agree it's time to seriously consider if we would be safer without police."

“This gentle giant had just broken up a fight when he was approached by officers accusing him of selling untaxed cigarettes. Even though he had harmed no one & didn’t resist, 7 officers jumped on top of him and strangled him to death.
Like if you agree it’s time to seriously consider if we would be safer without police.”

Brian J.: Who’s watching the watchmen?

Rayn: Shatan watches while he strokes his thorny cock. 🙂

Brian J.: Shatan?

Rayn: The Accuser.

Brian J.: Oh okay.

Sara: I’m sick over this :'(

Thomas Pa.: Arrest happy, every police force is arrest happy. A simple summons would have accomplished the same objective, they wouldn’t have needed to touch anybody.

Morgan S.: Murder. plain and simple.

Marilyn W.: This was so wrong!!!!

Discussion on Tobacco and Cigarettes

The following correspondence originally took place upon my Facebook wall

Shredded tobacco and mint leaves

Shredded tobacco and mint leaves

Earlene E.: Rayn, I heard it through the grapevine that one of the ingredients in cigarettes is whales vomit.

RaynDon’t forget about the ARSENIC (rat poison), CYANIDE, FORMALDEHYDE (embalming fluid), AMMONIA, ACETONE (nail polish remover), and about 586 other chemicals that were approved by the FDA for use in cigarettes, including “fragrances,” in an effort to lure non-smokers into their death-trap. Of course, not all brands carry these toxic ingredients, of course, but the vast majority do.

I’m not sure if you remember, but I actually used to work for the New York City Department of Health’s “Youth Tobacco Cessation Unit.” The FDA is responsible for this fiasco because they have deemed cigarettes to be neither a “food” or a “drug,” and therefore, there is no real end to what can make its way into a typical pack of cigarettes.

Check out some of the facts here:

Harmful Chemicals in Cigarettes:
http://www.quit-smoking-stop.com/harmful-chemicals-in-cigarettes.html

Another interesting fact: 90% of all smokers started before the age of 18! (There is a reason for this, too.)

Here’s something else: inhalation of tobacco smoke affects the brain in a very similar way as so-called “anti-depressant” and “anti-anxiety” drugs do. However, besides being much more quick-acting (seconds vs. weeks) cigarettes are hundreds of times less likely to induce suicide, or homicide. In some ways, they can be considered a form of “self-medication,” or even the “poor man’s” anti-anxiety-depressant. (By the way, did you know that almost every single person that has “gone postal” and tried to massacre innocent people was on some form of anti-depressant? Hmmm… I wonder if there is a connection?). Anyways, read these articles to understand:

Brain’s Nicotine Receptors Also Target For Anti-Depressants:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/11/041116214900.htm

Cigarettes Can be an Anti-Depressant:
http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/cigarettes-can-be-an-antidepressant-735746.html

Cigarettes wouldn’t be nearly as bad for people if companies did not insert all kinds of poisonous additives inside of them in an effort to get consumers addicted to their particular BRAND OF POISON. Native Americans smoked tobacco out of peace-pipes (no filter), and did not succumb to nicotine addiction. They were pictures of health until America engaged in full on addiction-warfare against them using alcohol (not to mention bio-warfare with government issued smallpox blankets for Reservations.)

Personally, I don’t condone smoking at all, and I advise anyone against engaging in the activity based on EXPERIENCE as a smoker. But, if you are going to do it anyway, at least buy a brand that 100% ADDITIVE-FREE natural brands, like “Natural America Spirits” (who even remove tobacco stems, and only use whole leaf) or even “Nat Shermans”. Once you get used to either of these brands, you will soon notice that you have much less “BRAND LOYALTY.” You will feel satisfied by ANY 100% NATURAL BRAND you smoke! What this really means is that cigarette companies don’t want you “hooked” on tobacco or the natural nicotine that is within – they want you to crave their particular formula of toxic additives!

I picked up the habit of smoking at 11 years old, after my first year of living in the NYC shelter system. Four years later, I was finally living in a real home, but still smoking. After a while, I quit for two years, but stressful situations brought me right back. I also quit again for about six months, but again, went back. So, to lessen the damage to my health, I began exclusively smoking Natural American Spirits (and the occasional Nat Sherman). Though they took a few packs to get used to, I found them to be a much more enjoyable smoking experience than any of the well-known death-brands out there. Apparently, I never even knew what REAL TOBACCO tasted like because it was being adulterated with fake flavors and fragrances from the “manufacturer” to make it more palatable to CHILDREN – the main customer of most major brands! (Click Here to Continue Reading This Post)