Stimulus money to help stop smoking
By ConnPolitics.tv Staff on Feb 28, 2010 | In News, Gov. Jodi Rell | 25 feedbacks »
Hartford, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut is receiving about $1.3 million in federal stimulus money to help residents quit smoking, reduce obesity among children and provide other health initiatives in schools and communities.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the money will allow the state Department of Public Health to expand its tobacco Quitline and work with grassroots organizations to promote stop smoking programs.
The Department of Public Health also will use federal stimulus money to help schools and communities promote healthy food and beverage choices and physical activity.
25 comments
Comment from: matt [Visitor] · http://www.wtnh.com
agree with joe.this is not what we need now
02/28/10 @ 21:03
Comment from: gibbett [Visitor]
Wow, I never realized how helpful Obama and his stimulus plan were for the country! Now while we sit homeless and unemployed, we won't have to worry about smoking on the breadline! Now we just have to wait for the health care plan to be forcibly shoved down our throats! Obama and Pelosi are throwing our money away for your own good, you're just too stupid to realize it. Luckily Obama and Pelosi are arrogant enough to plan our lives for us, no matter what we say.
02/28/10 @ 21:31
Comment from: Mike J. [Visitor]
The waste of tax dollars has got me so upset I've taken up smoking.
02/28/10 @ 23:31
Comment from: Marlboro Man [Visitor]
CT received tons of $$$ from multi-state settlement that most states used for this purpose, but CT's money went into the BLACK HOLE, A/K/A "The General Fund" -- never to be used for the intended purpose.
03/01/10 @ 02:33
Comment from: disable [Visitor]
Hope, change. Does anybody have some spare change? I hope so.
03/01/10 @ 04:48
Comment from: Pat [Visitor]
Is anyone actually buying this garbage? Seriously, anyone? $1.3 million? We'll end up spending it on paper clips and pens. And where did all that tobacco settlement money go? Hmmm? What's that I hear?
Crickets.
Can we send it back wrapped in a message that says "shove it?"
Crickets.
Can we send it back wrapped in a message that says "shove it?"
03/01/10 @ 07:04
Comment from: Todd [Visitor]
"How does this help the economy?"
It will cut down on the instances of lung and other cancers, as well as emphysema.
According to the National Institute of Health:
Emphysema costs more than $2.5 billion in annual health care expenses and causes or contributes to 100,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.
"Over half of costs related to lung cancer is due to smoking, says US study"
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125027/
So, for a group of conservatives and Tea Party Patriots who don't want to pay for others health care, I can't understand why any of you wouldn't support this.
It will cut down on the instances of lung and other cancers, as well as emphysema.
According to the National Institute of Health:
Emphysema costs more than $2.5 billion in annual health care expenses and causes or contributes to 100,000 deaths in the U.S. each year.
"Over half of costs related to lung cancer is due to smoking, says US study"
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125027/
So, for a group of conservatives and Tea Party Patriots who don't want to pay for others health care, I can't understand why any of you wouldn't support this.
03/01/10 @ 07:57
Comment from: Hosed by the system [Visitor]
All the $$ spent for "stop smoking " in the world ISNT going to make people make the RIGHT choice......
If a "rational" person by NOW cant figure out what smoking does to you and stop on their own..these programs wont either...
COMPLETE waste of $$$$
but again,thats what Washington likes to do "WASTE"..........
including this "change" administration.........
"" CT received tons of $$$ from multi-state settlement that most states used for this purpose, but CT's money went into the BLACK HOLE, A/K/A "The General Fund"......""
this is SOOOOOO true.........
MORE money "misused"..........
If a "rational" person by NOW cant figure out what smoking does to you and stop on their own..these programs wont either...
COMPLETE waste of $$$$
but again,thats what Washington likes to do "WASTE"..........
including this "change" administration.........
"" CT received tons of $$$ from multi-state settlement that most states used for this purpose, but CT's money went into the BLACK HOLE, A/K/A "The General Fund"......""
this is SOOOOOO true.........
MORE money "misused"..........
03/01/10 @ 08:03
Comment from: Dan [Visitor]
So won't this in turn lose money for the state? Rell likes to tax the smokers. With less tax money coming in, I guess they will have to find something new to unfairly tax the crap out of.
03/01/10 @ 09:08
Comment from: Passing Thru [Visitor]
Rell likes to tax smokers. You need to go back to a basic civics class. The LEGISLATURE rights bills. Bills that are passed go to the Governor for signature or veto. So the correct statement is... The legislature likes to tax smokers.
03/01/10 @ 09:37
Comment from: Give me a Break [Visitor]
Love the above post. Out legislatures are mostly Democrats. Rell is leaving because she can't stand the tax and spend mentality of the democratic legislatures. Why does CT keep voting in these clowns??
03/01/10 @ 09:51
Comment from: Todd [Visitor]
"Rell is leaving because she can't stand the tax and spend mentality of the democratic legislatures."
Rell is leaving because she is incompetent.
Rell is leaving because she is incompetent.
03/01/10 @ 09:58
Comment from: anti-morons [Visitor]
"Rell is leaving because she is incompetent. "
Todd is a moron.
Todd is a moron.
03/01/10 @ 11:32
Comment from: Give me a Break [Visitor]
I think the morons are the Democratic legislatures. They submitted a budget that is going to leave CT in a fiscal nightmare for years to come.
How much more taxes do CT residents have to pay...my property taxes just increased to $7,000 per year??? The house is about 2500 sq ft and the reevaluation was done in 2009 and I just got the notification.Two weeks later I received notice that they want to come inside and reevaluate for 2011. Now, this process is done every 2 years. It went from every 10 years to every 4 years to now every 2 years??? In Florida the house value stays the same through the whole time the resident owns it. The only thing that changes is the mill rate. Makes a lot more sense to me!!!! Oh and I thought values were decreasing???
How much more taxes do CT residents have to pay...my property taxes just increased to $7,000 per year??? The house is about 2500 sq ft and the reevaluation was done in 2009 and I just got the notification.Two weeks later I received notice that they want to come inside and reevaluate for 2011. Now, this process is done every 2 years. It went from every 10 years to every 4 years to now every 2 years??? In Florida the house value stays the same through the whole time the resident owns it. The only thing that changes is the mill rate. Makes a lot more sense to me!!!! Oh and I thought values were decreasing???
03/01/10 @ 12:08
Comment from: Independent [Visitor]
Don’t engage the Loony ‘left fringe’ trolls, it only encourages their delusions…
Be careful what you ask the government for, look at their track record.
Obama is all talk, no action… Weak weak president…
Be careful what you ask the government for, look at their track record.
Obama is all talk, no action… Weak weak president…
03/01/10 @ 12:15
Comment from: Joe2 [Visitor]
I'm sorry but this is a waste of taxpayer money. Smoking is a choice. If CT wants to waste money, but get the message across, they should use the money to wrap every pack with a waiver against suing anyone over their choice to smoke and to agree to pay their own healthcare costs from their choice. Break the wrap, accept the terms.
03/01/10 @ 13:04
Comment from: marlboro miles [Visitor]
meanwhile obama is smoking his butt off.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-health1-2010mar01,0,6023727.story?track=rss
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-health1-2010mar01,0,6023727.story?track=rss
03/01/10 @ 13:06
Comment from: Bill [Visitor]
This is another example of Obama blowing the stimulus money on things that will not create jobs. 80% of the "Green" stimulus money is going to China. This man is incompetent.
03/01/10 @ 13:12
Comment from: Able [Visitor]
We're back to this game again? I'd like for you to finally present proof we're the same person, even though I've time and time again, proved we weren't.
When ye hast no thoughts of ye own, ye must result to scumbaggery.
When ye hast no thoughts of ye own, ye must result to scumbaggery.
03/01/10 @ 18:18
Comment from: Todd [Visitor]
Able -
They are levying the most immature argument possible. Saying that two people can't disagree with them without being the same person posting under two different names.
Its like being in grammar school. This "we don't agree with you so we are going to bully you mentality."
Furthermore, this is amazing, you all call Able and I the "Loony Left" but your angry posts and unprovoked attacks make you out to be the angry dysfunctional right.
They are levying the most immature argument possible. Saying that two people can't disagree with them without being the same person posting under two different names.
Its like being in grammar school. This "we don't agree with you so we are going to bully you mentality."
Furthermore, this is amazing, you all call Able and I the "Loony Left" but your angry posts and unprovoked attacks make you out to be the angry dysfunctional right.
03/02/10 @ 08:05
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