I didn't intend to focus this discussion on the existence or non-existence of a class system in the United States. But I can tell you that many of us in the United States have worked and are working very hard against the kinds of prejudices that create the kind of thinking that divides people into groups. And as long as we keep pointing out that it is hiding there and as long as we don't bring it out into the open, then it remains a very ugly thing.
Having said that, I will repeat my original point. Smoking crosses all boundaries, all incomes, all colors, and all borders. Rich or poor, black or white, educated or uneducated -- there are smokers and we once were there also. If we divide ourselves into "classes," then someone is going to be on the bottom.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B]12/13/2004
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 1007
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 28,196
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $3,524.50
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 142 [B]Hrs:[/B] 1 [B]Mins:[/B] 1 [B]Seconds:[/B] 47
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$59,030.40
Amount Saved
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Days: 710
Hours: 7
Minutes: 25
Seconds: 35
Life Gained
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5676
Smoke Free Days
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227,040
Cigarettes Not Smoked
