Polly the Parrot wrote:
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> I was a Turd in a Strip Club.
That's fascinating, Polly W. Cracker, but what does it have to
do with Brendan Nelson and the Liberals created an 80%
rise in alcopop binge drinking!? Were you plying your
sisters with alcopops to get them to disrobe?
Laurie Oakes The Age 17/5/2008
"Some thoughts on the alcopops tax controversy:
When the GST was introduced in 2000 it raised the
price of just about everything except pre-mixed
spirits-based drinks.
In the rejigging of excise made necessary by application
of the new tax to alcoholic beverages, alcopops got special
treatment for reasons difficult to understand.
Their prices dropped dramatically. Plenty of concern
was expressed at the time.
The then federal Labor MP for Newcastle, Alan Morris,
told Parliament: "It is difficult to believe any modern
government could knowingly legislate in a way that will
impact on the drinking habits of young people."
Dr Kerryn Phelps, then AMA president, warned that the
price cut for the so-called alcoholic soft drinks could
have a disastrous impact on youth drinking problems.
Within two months, there were re****ts of sales of some
alcopops rising by as much as 80 per cent."
Where was Brenda "Kahlua Bandido" Nelson protesting
about the terrible affects on teenage drinkers..
WHEN THE SPINELESS, GUTLESS HYPOCRITE COULD HAVE
DONE SOMETHING ABOUT IT! I mean, it's not as if
he didn't already KNOW about it in 1966!! :
Dr NELSON (Bradfield)— "I rise to express
my concern about the availability of a new
alcoholic drink called Kahlua Bandido. It is
a combination of Tequila and Kahlua. It is
sold in a 50ml shot cup. Whilst I do not
doubt there is a demand in the community for
products such as this, these products are
clearly marketed to young people, are attractive
to underage drinkers and further glamorise
the abuse of alcohol by a section of
society that we know, from national drug
strategy figures, are engaged in binge drinking.
I note from the Sydney Morning Herald that
the director of Swift and Moore that distributes
and markets Bandido, Mr John Livingstone,
is re****ted as saying that his company
is trying to educate teenagers about the
dangers of excessive drinking. All I can say
is that if this is the case a 50ml cocktail
containing 33 per cent alcohol selling for $4
is hardly conducive to meeting that objective.
(Time expired)
- Hansard 2/12/1996
[For Brenda the Time certainly has expired!!! B^]
"News re****ts from the time quote publicans talking about
the big rise in sales of such drinks to young people."
Every member of the current tory front bench SAT ON
THEIR FAT ARSES AND DID NOTHING.. something thay
continued to do for the next SEVEN YEARS!!!!!
"The 2001 national drug household survey found that pre-mixed
drinks were the most popular beverage for girls aged 14-19."
Made it easier for young Lib sleazebags to get them drunk
and **** them!
They left ****ing the pensioners to Howard himself!
He looked like one of them, and could get close!
"In August 2002, Trish Worth - parliamentary secretary for
health in the Coalition government - issued a press release
saying: "Over the past three years, tracking studies for the
National Alcohol Campaign have seen the pro****tion of
15-to-17-year-olds drinking pre-mixed spirits dramatically
increase from 6 per cent to 22 per cent for boys and from
10 per cent to 37 per cent for girls."
So the problem was not invented by Kevin Rudd to justify a
tax grab.
It has just taken a very long time for someone to tackle
a problem that should not have been created in the first place."
AND ALL THE TORY ****PIGS CAN STICK THAT UP THEIR ARSE,
if they can get their heads out in time!!!!! B^D
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