You're not wrong, may as well move to China and feel at home with their Dictatorship.

Yep take a heavy smoker - they will spend $10,000 a year on smokes. So what is the tax on that?

I wish those A-holes in Canberra would actually run the country and not the people.

From memory - it was 1/3rd of the cost of a packet of smokes in tax.

Hubby was a Managing Director in a company and they repaired Careeriers (Cigarette Co) not sure of spelling. And one shipment was taxed at $1 million and there were 3 - 4 of those per week. This was pre 1972.

LOL, and al the diggers shall rise up from their graves and protest!

God the gene pool has been dimished again. Where did I say the WW1 Diggers I knew are still alive???

As a person born many years ago, I knew many Diggers of WW1 in the late 50's and into the 60's - thats in 1900 by the way not 1800's - just to clarify for those who seem not to have their brain in gear.

By that time frame there were many still alive although in their 60's.

How do I know? because one of them was my Great Uncle who served in WW1 and WW2 and was a hero and awarded the French Medal for bravery in action. Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France) or in English Cross of War. Captain G.S.S. is buried in a Military area Perth WA.

So I do know what I am talking about and I did not say those I knew were still alive.

Beemee writes "I know of many men (Diggers) who smoke and this is going to be disastrous for them. Most have smoked since WW1 ...". Explain again how prescription smokes will be disastrous for the WW1 veterans.

Are you thick or just pretending to be?

Most seniors will NOT go to a Doctor to get a stinkin Rx for cigarettes. They are too fearful that the bastards will want to shove something down their throat, add more Rx poisons to what they already use naturally, or the Doctor throws a lot of BS around - ie because you are x years old you need to have this test or that test.

Am I full of it? My doctor who I like to see no more than once per year tried that BS with me. You haven't been for mammogram in all the time you have been seeing me. Nope not going to either. You should you know so we can pick up cancer cells early. Well that's when I hit the roof - 1. I have no cancer in my family and everyone lived to 95 - 99 years. 2. I will not be subject to slamming my boobs between 2 pieces of glass. If in doubt drop your balls in and let me know how it feels. 3. Are you afraid to die? because I am not. When the time comes it will be moving to another life cycle.

Needless to say he got the message plain and blunt. This is why I know what the seniors are thinking and why they don't want to go to Doctors. Those bastards are out to kill you.

Beemee, you are the one asserting that prescriptions for smokes will be disastrous for WW1 vets. 

Vets from wars in the past 100 years, and seniors might object however I think WW1 vets are well past caring. 

As you said Farside, the last digger died in 2009. He did not smoke or drink but liked chocolate.

Methinks his family would be offended at this generalisation by Beamo

I agree with hola and Celia - it a personal choice whether one smokes or not. The same thing if I had cancer, you think I will give a single thought to Chemo? Not on your damn life. I will go like my girlfriend, she had cancer and quite riddled through her body so there was no chance of any remission. But the dickheads wanted her to have it and really pressured her to do it. So she finally said, " I am a person of sound mind, no more appointments I will see you when I am on my death bed," and she walked out.

Chemo writes you off for a week where you want to die anyway, then after a recovery of 2 weeks you are back in again for another shot and another week of wishing you were dead. How do I know, our daughter had cancer of the breast and after the first round of poison she was as she said, I thought I was going to die and wished I did. When she went back for the second dose and there are 3 in total, she was lucky, she was allergic to it and almost went into anaphylatic shock. Luckily one nurse of the two saw she was in trouble when she said her arm was burning where the poison was going in, the other nurse told her she was being childish as she was afraid of needles. Bet she regrets that stupid comment.

On the other hand my girlfriend lived for another 3 months, and ONLY the last 7 days did she have to be put into hospital and treated with morphine. So she had 2 months and 3 weeks at home and feeling terrific and normal. Thats how I wish to go, live well with family till the very end and I am no burden on anyone.

Well said Plan B. I am no purist, I used to smoke and started Vaping instead. About the first 2-3 months I vaped like I used to smoke, now I rarely use it. Sometimes the shortest time is 2 weeks between the session which is one or 2 drags, but often much longer. But although I am classed as a reformed smoker, who really has the right to rule over others whether they should smoke or not. It was a free country until Slimo got into power. Hitler version 2.0 and now he is throwing his weight around about the Qld Premier not opening up the borders. And do you know why - Qld supplies that lilttle turd with heaps in taxes and GST, and he is missing out on dollars. Dont hear him going on and on about WA having their borders hard closed.

DArn right Beemee -- with Morrison, it is all about the almighty $$$$$$$$

Foxy I know of 3 people that had the bowel test and got a result back --they went in and had the small operation and took out cancer early and they lived to a very good age, one lived on till 95

Please get checked --

a friend of mine in his 50s did not receive the testing kit as he was between the ages when introduced. Two years on he was diagnosed with bowel cancer and within six months was dead. 

On the other hand my brother in law was diagnosed after a pre-retirement health checkup in late 90s, had three related surgeries since but still going strong.

Do yourself a favour and get checked; you don't have to do anything but at least you are informed. If you don't trust a positive test result then you can always take a second (as I did this year, returned negative).