Corzine proposals: state won’t pay for senior erectile dysfunction drugs; seeks ban on bikini waxing
Gov. Jon Corzine's proposed state budget eliminates erectile dysfunction drugs in PAAD and Senior Gold.
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Corzine proposals: state won’t pay for senior erectile dysfunction drugs; seeks ban on bikini waxing

By Wally Edge | March 13th, 2009 - 3:45pm
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You can't make this stuff up: Gov. Jon Corzine is balancing his budget on the ______ of impotent old men.  The state budget proposed by Corzine this week proposes the elimination of erectile dysfunction drugs from two state programs that helps senior citizens pay for prescription drugs.

The budget will stop the state Pharmaceutical Assistance to the Aged and Disabled (PAAD) and Senior Gold programs from paying for erectile dysfunction drugs, like Viagra.

In an unrelated matter, the Corzine administration is also proposing a ban on bikini waxes.  The state Division of Consumer Affairs is seeking a regulation that prohibits the removal of "superfluous hair from the ...abdomen by use of depilatories, waxing or tweezing." 

Limitations on erectile dysfunction drugs and the removal of pubic hair are reminiscent of the Florio administration, which sought a sales tax on toilet paper and sought to regulate runny eggs.  The state Department of Health had required restaurants to cook eggs in their entirety to 140 degrees in an effort to stop the spread of salmonella.  Gov. Jim Florio dropped both proposals without haste.

Not that I really

care about either issue, yet what is up (down?) with bikini waxes. Where does this fit in with the "big picture"?

Hmm..

Maybe its such a laughably arbitrary and borderline-lascivious topic that he figures in the upcoming months he'll simply become viewed as "Jon Corzine - Enemy of Bikini Waxing" rather than the more appropriate "Jon Corzine - Enemy of the State".

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This is amazing. First the bikini wax goes and NOW just so you older guys cant enjoy the view, he is taking away your prescription. LMAO!!!!!! Only in New Jersey. So I guess the Jersey shore will have a so called " Different" look this summer without those bikini waxes. Corzine I said it once and I will say it again........YOU SUCK!!!!
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absurd conclusion to environmental policies

the ban on waxing is consistent with his environmental stance on forest management and prescribed burning to clear underbush. That being he is against it.

Brazilian Waxing is illegal in NJ- help us change that

It is not Corzine that is promoting this ban but the board of Cosmetology voted no last Tuesday to change the current language which does not include the genital area, back nor chest! Please go to our website to print the form and fax to the attorney general so He can over turn it- this is against womens rights 609-292-7822

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Out of character

I would have thought he would tax those prescriptions to balance the budget.

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Just out of curiosity

The line you cite for the bikini waxing restrictions only seems to appear in a paragraph listing exceptions to what's prohibited?

[(b) The holder of a skin care specialty shop license shall not offer on the licensed premises any ancillary services...except for the following:
...
3. Removing superfluous hair from the face, neck, arms, legs or abdomen by the use of depilatories, waxing or tweezing, but not by the use of electrolysis.]

Drug gangs run NJ prisons

Drug gangs run NJ prisons and some cities are like wild west shooting galleries, but Corzine is focussed on bikini waxing.

Corzine is probably popping several Viagra daily, but his Wall Street score is far from being tapped out. Why would a billionaire be concerned about the 'quality of life' for NJ seniors?

Arrogance is what you get when you elect someone who cannot relate to your life; someone who is fundamentally out of touch with the challenges you face every day.

Arrogance, along with incompetence and corruption, is how you define a man who bought two elections and is named Jon Corzine.

Early April Fools Joke?

A ban on bikini waxing? Seriously? If this is true, I wonder how the pro-choice crowd feels about Corzine trying to take control over women's bodies!

"We are spending more than we have ever spent before and it does not work!"
- FDR's Treasure Secretary, Henry Morgenthau, in 1939, on 8 years of New Deal spending as an attempt to end the Great Depression.

The State has lost it's mind

Corzine taxes and taxes and taxes until he can't tax anymore, and then instead of cutting property taxes like he said he would, he eliminates our property tax deduction from our state returns.

Now he wants to eliminate erections for the elderly and create a hippy state. That should really improve the economy at the beach!

We can't get this guy out fast enough!

What's next regulation of nose hair and the length of thumb tack tips?

HERE IS A NEWS FLASH:

IF WE STOPPED REGULATING SO MUCH, MAYBE WE COULD STOP TAXING SO MUCH AND THE STATE WOULD BE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY AS OPPOSED TO BANKRUPTCY!

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Seminal Issue for Campaign

Some folks have been looking for the seminal issue of the upcoming campaign, similar to Florio's tax on toilet paper. With the ban on Viagra, we may now have Corzine's Boner

Alternative Plan?

Now that Gov. Corzine has deflated the hopes of seniors by denying them Viagra, will the seniors now be turning to the Obama Administration for a stimulus package?

I don't see why it should

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Its nonsense to ban it ,

Its nonsense to ban it , there is no way i can see them getting banned . This is not wise thinking .

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yeah even i do not agree with him it should not be banned

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Thanks for once again

Thanks for once again showing what a true jerk you are. Your posts are always light on facts and long on insults. Thanks for being consitant.
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Banning things like this can

Banning things like this can get out of hand and I think we should defiantly start drawing the line today! You can read more about my opinions about kitchen designs for vacation rentals over at my blogs. Also I have a blog about dating.

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to be honest.. these things dont make any sense to me..but anyways i appreciate your effort.. thanks for putting up this article

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ban on waxing?? What is he talking about ?? No body's gonna like it. God save the new jersey people

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Limitations on erectile

Limitations on erectile dysfunction drugs and the removal of pubic hair are reminiscent of the Florio administration, which sought a sales tax on toilet paper and sought to regulate runny eggs.

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Thanks for once again showing what a true jerk you are. Your posts are always light on facts and long on insults. Thanks for being consitant.

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Now he wants to eliminate erections for the elderly and create a hippy state. That should really improve the economy at the beach!
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Why do they want to impose

Why do they want to impose ban on bikini waxing?
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I guess the Jersey shore will have a so called " Different" look this summer without those bikini waxes.

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erectile dysfunction

erectile dysfunction is a common problem now a days, it is getting increasing more and more it should be treated rather then avoiding it.
it is getting more crucial in teens also. so just accept it and try our best to cure it.

drugs like kamagra jelly ,kamagra tabletsand kamagra 100mg are very effective erectile dysfunction treatment. these drugs should be provided for people's sake.

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