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Smoking Ban - British taking our great idea, that we have abandoned (www.bbc.com)

submitted 7 months ago by absGeekNZ to c/newzealand

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Heard this on the BBC news podcast today, they reference our attempt....that we have given up on.

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[–] deadbeef79000 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Well we gave up because we have to fund tax cuts for the rich somehow.

/S

[–] absGeekNZ 6 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Why the "/s" seems like the goal is tax cuts and/or bust.

[–] deadbeef79000 3 points 7 months ago

Hmm, yes. Ambiguous.

Tone rather than content. SpongeBob capitalisation it too hard on a mobile.

[–] liv 3 points 7 months ago

Yeah you're not wrong. It's beginning to feel like one of those little countries where it turns out the leader is just in power to benefit some corporation or cabal.

[–] Rangelus 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Honestly embarrassing for New Zealand.

[–] absGeekNZ 4 points 7 months ago

Agreed

[–] alchemist2023@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

yeah fuck these thugs we have in government corrupt fucks