I want to live in a nanny state

I am sure that I am no the only one that is sick of the nanny state ads.

Before this ad campaign started to be pushed down our throats, I would say I was on the side of the tobacco companies in this argument. Smoking is legal, there is no evidence that plain packaging will curb smoking rates, and, bring part of the communications industry, lends me to believe that a company should be able to protect and promote it’s brand.

This campaign, however, has changed my mind. The sign of a desperate act by the tobacco companies, it has made me start to look down on and feel sorry for smokers, something that i previously put to personal choice.

It has made me wonder, why don’t we just go the full way and totally ban cigarettes. Enough pussy-footing around with taxes and ads. The government has already said that the cost of smoking to the health system outweighs the tax benefit of smoking. So go on, let’s do it… Let’s ban smoking.

So here is something to do. Get in contact directly with health minister Nicola Roxon nicola.roxon.mp@aph.gov.au let her know that you support the move for plain packaging but it has to go further. Support outlawing cigarettes altogether!

Id rather live in a nanny state than have to sit through another one of those ads.