Reply to: Smoking permit £200

[TheFaQQer]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10...oking_licence/

What smokers could be expected to pay for a permit to buy cigarettes. A Government advisor has suggested a scheme to “register addicts” and allow them to smoke if their health is not under “massive risk”.

The alcohol permit to allow you to drink is going to be £1000 pa.

This is not another stealth tax, it is a permit. It's for your own protection.

Vote Labour.

I don't think it's a stealth tax, but you should need a permit (for free) to buy cigarettes.

And then in 15 years time, when you now have a list of smokers, you stop them getting free treatment on the NHS for smoking-related illnesses.

[shaunbhoy]

Lessons in chivalry - in your case phucking pointless!

Well you are the established authority on pointless churchy.

[Churchill]

High horse sturdy enough to support 19+ stone geordie bint permit - priceless!

Lessons in chivalry - in your case phucking pointless!

[tim123]

High horse sturdy enough to support geordie bint permit - priceless!

do geordie bints need sturdier horses then?

tim

[tim123]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10...oking_licence/

What smokers could be expected to pay for a permit to buy cigarettes. A Government advisor has suggested a scheme to “register addicts” and allow them to smoke if their health is not under “massive risk”.

The alcohol permit to allow you to drink is going to be £1000 pa.

This is not another stealth tax, it is a permit. It's for your own protection.

Vote Labour.

Nanny knows best.

Quite why they think that the ciggi smugglers are going to bother checking that their customers have a permit is beyond me.

tim

[SallyAnne]

High horse sturdy enough to support 19+ stone geordie bint permit - priceless!

and also

[SallyAnne]

Horse-sitting permit £1000
- high horses permit £5000

Damn it!!!

[Ruprect]

High horse sturdy enough to support 19+ stone geordie bint permit - priceless!

[shaunbhoy]

Horse-sitting permit £1000
- high horses permit £5000

High horse sturdy enough to support 19+ stone geordie bint permit - priceless!

[KathyWoolfe]

<sits up even further on high horse!>

Horse-sitting permit £1000
- high horses permit £5000

[KathyWoolfe]

Isn't this a case of the state trying to mimic a free market in health care?

Under a free market those in poor health would be expected to pay more for insurance. Of course, the market isn't a sophisticated enough mechanism to decide who might be regarded as 'deserving' and 'undeserving'.

As well as the marrket not being sophisticated enough, it also isn't free as the imposition of any tax on a product is there expressly to restrict the usage of that product.

[SallyAnne]

Quite right too!

Hopefully they'll learn how to smoke responsibly while they're at it too, instead of chucking fag butts everywhere, blowing smoke in everyones faces and generally being a nuisance!

<sits up even further on high horse!>

[DimPrawn]

No, it's a state trying to sell "permits" in exchange for freedoms, on top of already present duty and VAT, in order to fill BIG holes in tax takes.

HTH

[NoddY]

Isn't this a case of the state trying to mimic a free market in health care?

Under a free market those in poor health would be expected to pay more for insurance. Of course, the market isn't a sophisticated enough mechanism to decide who might be regarded as 'deserving' and 'undeserving'.

[DimPrawn]

Cream cake permit £500

Kebab permit £750