tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post5961809920847033186..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: Lukewarm NewsMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-32833011601861597522007-06-25T20:29:00.000-04:002007-06-25T20:29:00.000-04:00Cigarettes here in Australia are about $12-15 for ...Cigarettes here in Australia are about $12-15 for a packet of 25. I can't believe anyone still smokes. I remember growing up and my aunts saying they would give up when cigarettes reached a dollar a packet, then $5, then $10 and so forth. Now we have these graphic warnings on packets - gangrenous limbs, cancerous lips etc. I just can't believe people still smoke.<BR/><BR/>Very sad about the indigenous kids not working or going to school. Free money isn't always a good thing. Maybe if they want the profit share, they should have to have a job and meet minimum performance criteria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-79498839901686191842007-06-24T19:55:00.000-04:002007-06-24T19:55:00.000-04:00A student of mine was telling me about a Native Am...A student of mine was telling me about a Native American familiy that was having a really hard time adjusting to their tribal money. It was a very sad story of people using the mother for her money and ability to buy drugs while the kids had no reason to work.<BR/><BR/>As much as we actually do owe Native people, I'm not sure this quick cash is doing them any good, sigh.Inside the Philosophy Factoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12255753259090709877noreply@blogger.com