[OT]: smokers - was: [oclug]new kind of keyboard

[Jon Earle]

On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Dan Langille wrote:

> On 23 Jan 2003 at 18:11, Jon Earle wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Dan Langille wrote:
> >
> > > On 23 Jan 2003 at 16:41, Brad Barnett wrote:
> > >
> > > > If this is the case, should people who take part in certain sports
> > > > not be taxed additionally?  Mountain climbing, parachuting, and
> > > > such, obviously carry a higher risk than walking down the street.
> > > > There are people that go hiking for miles into the North, get
> > > > injured and have to be lifted out.
> > > >  Why are the purchase of paraphenilia for these activities not
> > > >  taxed at a
> > > > higher rate?  Why are people who take part in these activities not
> > > > taxes somehow, since they are at higher risk?
> > >
> > > The consensus is that any benefit derived from that physical
> > > activity outweighs the risk.
> >
> > And if you go camping in the frozen North, and need to be airlifted
> > out, what benefit is there to me?  To society?
>
> Attempts to avoid the point will be ignored.

Who's avoiding it?  I'm trying to debate it with you.

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