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China orders officials to smoke

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  • 05-05-2009 7:43am
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    http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8033101.stm
    China orders officials to smoke






    A county in central China has ordered officials to smoke nearly a quarter of a million packs of cigarettes ever year in the hopes of raising tax revenues. Gong'an county told civil servants and teachers to smoke 230,000 packs of the locally-made Hubei brand each year.
    Those who do not smoke enough, or are caught puffing on brands from other provinces, or overseas, face being fined or even fired.
    The decision has led provincial leaders to order a review of the policy.
    A million people a year die from smoking-related diseases in China every year.
    China has an estimated 350 million smokers

    How's this for a way of reducing the governments debt, force everyone to smoke! :eek:


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    galwayrush
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    Wouldn't work here, the Greens wouldn't go for it.:rolleyes:


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    galwayrush wrote: »
    Wouldn't work here, the Greens wouldn't go for it.:rolleyes:

    Organically grown tobacco. ;)


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    galwayrush
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Organically grown tobacco. ;)

    Oops, never thought of that.:D


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    Yakult
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    only in china


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    Kev_ps3
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    Madness, obviously dont give a sh!t about their peoples health:eek:


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    brendansmith
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    Bout time tbh!


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    Mr.Lizard
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    China has an estimated 350 million smokers
    A million people a year die from smoking-related diseases in China every year.

    I like those odds!


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    Saibh
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    Wonder what their health service is like


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    Princess Consuela Bananahammock
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    That's one way of dealing with an overpopulation crisis.

    Everything I don't like is either woke or fascist - possibly both - pick one.



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    Rented Mule
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    Isn't this a violation of the Kyoto Protocol ?

    I can't wait to Al Gore comes in on his white horse to save the day !!


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    Mr.Lizard
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    Saibh wrote: »
    Wonder what their health service is like

    Better than ours I'd wager. Their minister for health is a doctor of molecular biology. Ours is some fat fúck with a brass neck.


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