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Actually its more people of the far left who are trying to do away with alcohol. First they went after smoking, with that nonsense about plain packaging. I fa

by Khaine 11y ago

Actually its more people of the far left who are trying to do away with alcohol. First they went after smoking, with that nonsense about plain packaging. I fail to see that if something is legal, why a company shouldn't have the right to brand and market that product appropriately. Now they are looking doing away with alcohol. Just you wait. In 10-15 years they will be calling for prohibition due to all the 'damage' caused by alcohol.

Khaine 11y ago
After all it was King O'Malley who banned alcohol from Canberra during its construction. He also is why its spelled Labor.
vacri 11y ago
> First they went after smoking, with that nonsense about plain packaging. Plain packaging is nowhere near the first against smoking; it's more like the start of the end-game for it. The government has been very open about wanting to get rid of smoking altogether, and has been so for decades. I was at high school in the late '80s and remember a bloke from Quit saying that they were funded by cigarette taxes, and his job was to put himself out of a job. Punitive taxes and advertising bans long predate plain packaging, as do bans on smoking in hospitality venues. Alcohol isn't going to go away any time soon for exactly the same reason negative gearing isn't - too many pollies like it for themselves. Alcohol is also a major industry in Australia, unlike tobacco. Similarly, mainstream Australia identifies strongly with a tipple - for example, we like to boast that one of our PMs held a world record for skulling beer. I've never heard any such patriotic murmurings on the topic of tobacco.
- Khaine 11y ago
  Yes, and that end game has been ratcheting up for 40 years. At one stage practically everyone smoked. Now, so few smoke. Its not like they are going to rock up tomorrow and ban alcohol. They are going to do it like boiling a frog. So slowly that it becomes fait accompli.

by Khaine 11y ago

Khaine 11y ago

After all it was King O'Malley who banned alcohol from Canberra during its construction. He also is why its spelled Labor.

vacri 11y ago

> First they went after smoking, with that nonsense about plain packaging. Plain packaging is nowhere near the first against smoking; it's more like the start of the end-game for it. The government has been very open about wanting to get rid of smoking altogether, and has been so for decades. I was at high school in the late '80s and remember a bloke from Quit saying that they were funded by cigarette taxes, and his job was to put himself out of a job. Punitive taxes and advertising bans long predate plain packaging, as do bans on smoking in hospitality venues. Alcohol isn't going to go away any time soon for exactly the same reason negative gearing isn't - too many pollies like it for themselves. Alcohol is also a major industry in Australia, unlike tobacco. Similarly, mainstream Australia identifies strongly with a tipple - for example, we like to boast that one of our PMs held a world record for skulling beer. I've never heard any such patriotic murmurings on the topic of tobacco.

Khaine 11y ago
Yes, and that end game has been ratcheting up for 40 years. At one stage practically everyone smoked. Now, so few smoke. Its not like they are going to rock up tomorrow and ban alcohol. They are going to do it like boiling a frog. So slowly that it becomes fait accompli.