If cigarettes are so deadly why do they continue to make them? Is money that more important than lives?
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Posted by roseofthedevilsgarden Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:30PM
Look at taxes, healthcare, food costs, gas prices. Money is more important.
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Reply by roseofthedevilsgarden Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:36PM
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Posted by wuliheron Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:48PM
These days a lot of the tobacco is being exported to third world countries and most of the smokers left in the US are poor people. Even the taxes on tobacco in the US don't cover the costs which is why the government keeps raising them. The basic principle of out of sight, out of mind applies. So long as the average person doesn't have to see graphic images of it and it doesn't directly impact their lives they don't care.
Wanna bomb a few thousand women and children living in tin shacks? No problem. Just keep any video off the 6:00 news. Sell DDT to third world countries, not a problem. It's called freedom and capitalism baby and anyone who disagrees is a commie.
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Posted by NatiaGonitellie Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:47PM
People should have the freedom to be as foolish as they wish.
If they wish to poison themselves with cancer-sticks.... then let them.
Some one will fill the demand. And make a hefty sum doing so.
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Reply by StrawberryWine12 Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:51PM
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Reply by NatiaGonitellie Apr 18th, 2012 at 10:29PM
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Posted by armchairoccultist Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:46PM
The answer to your question is obviously... YES...
If "they" could make money burning babies... (and get away with it) they would...
And I do not say that for a joke...
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Reply by StrawberryWine12 Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:48PM
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Posted by frankenstaine Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:38PM
if they are banned, they'll be like drugs, all the more problems, accept that people will not die gradually.... but instantly, drug war now cigarette war, people killing to protect their illegal cig business... banning will not make it better....
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Posted by misselodie Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:35PM
I mean if you were working in that industry, making the best money of your life you might want to keep that job. Greed = Money = power in society. The people who have power will stay on top even if people beneath them are suffering from taxes, cancer or whatever. That's American capitalism in a nutshell.
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Posted by endeavorforever Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:32PM
Guns too.
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Posted by Zebzz Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:43PM
They will never be banned too much money is raised in taxes from the tobacco industry. A Government that banned them would be signing their premature demise. Sad but true.
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Posted by solowing Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:39PM
The companies make them because people still buy them, they'd rather smoke even given the probability of a shortened lifespan.
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Posted by Dot11 Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:35PM
The government has been slowly putting more pressure on the cigarette problem. For example, raising taxes on it, putting nasty pictures on the boxes, etc. They can't simply ban it because people would be outraged. Plus, be are so addicted to it, that it has become a part of the livelihood. To take someone off it right away, may be fatal.
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Posted by jatpack3 Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:31PM
Are cars on the block next....they kill tens of thousands.....maybe something else?
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Posted by dejaentendu90 Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:31PM
It's business. There are tons of things that are very bad for you that are still legal. The government can't regulate everything you do.
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Posted by LizardKing Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:31PM
Money is more important yeah...!
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Posted by TheOneyouwerewarnedabout Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:28PM
thats a whopping whole in any countrys revenue if they stopped selling them... more taxes for you.. think about it?
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Reply by dejaentendu90 Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:32PM
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Posted by sharpTresHombre Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:37PM
check out roseofthedevilsgarden,dejaentendu90 & StrawberryWine12
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Reply by StrawberryWine12 Apr 18th, 2012 at 9:41PM
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