So much going on about not to smoke why cant they shut down the factories where cigrates r being manufactured.

Answer 1

Tobacco business earns foreign exchange. All Governments are spreading the message "smoking is injurious to health" and at the same time, they are giving grant to cultivate the tobacco in large scale with subsidized fertilisers and pecticides.
China tops first in the list with 2.51 millon metric tons. Second stands Brazil with 0.88 million metric tons. Third India with 0.60 million metric tons.
Tobacco use is the single largest preventable cause of cancer in the world. 40% of cancer could be prevented, mainly by not using tobacco, having a healthy diet, being physically active and preventing infections that may cause cancer.
Please see the webpages for more details on Tobacco and tobacco smoking.

Answer 2

Beacuse the government make a profit from cigarettes, around 70% of the cost of a packet of ciggies is tax, therefore this far outweighs any cost implication that the Health Serivce have to fork out to treat smokers who become ill through smoking and the government are left with a big fat wedge of cash.

Smoking will never be banned and factories will never be shut down while people are getting RICH from it.
Sad but true :-(

Answer 3

If half the smoking population stopped smoking, that might put some manufacturer's out of business, but that is very doubtful. I watched a young lad cross the road the other day, must have only been about 11, and he lit a cigarette up, and I think he thought he looked the Bee's Knee's. (Pathetic).

All I can say, if you smoke, YOU SMELL, just like the advert portrays.

Sorry, no offence to anyone, its just not nice, especially if you are a non smoker, like myself.

Answer 4

by shutting down the factories that would be taking away peoples freedom of choice, people choice to smoke others don't which why there has been an out right smoking ban in all public places in Scotland, in England it is slightly different i'm not sure about the differences though

Answer 5

Well... there is a simple answer to that good question:
Money.

You have to know, first of all, that these factories are unfortunately, legal. They are managed according to the rules of countries they work in. On top of that, their profits are extremely high. Thus, they provide a working place for thousands (if not millions) of workers, Including good lawyers to protect them.
These corporations are wealthy and have contacts all over the world.
The fuel industry is in the same situation. Whoever sells fuel is so rich that his factory can pay mechanics, for example to make cars that use fuel instead of cars that work on electricity (better for our environment). So it all comes down to money, I'm afraid, and that is your answer.

Answer 6

i do agree but it goes far beyond that. you have so many that are addicted to cigarettes well nicotine youd have a riot. that would be like shuttin down the chocolate factory from all us overweight folks cause it is bad for us. self discipline is the best way then once they have an accurate preventative option that everyone can benefit from then they can burn em well shut them all down cause you figure they will be all up in smoke and we will have a bad case of second hand smoke

Answer 7

It's us smokers that pay so much tax to the goverment that keep the health services running. But if we are ill we get a lesser treatment.

Answer 8

i am an avid non smoker but the tobacco companies are a massive sorce of tax revenue for the goverments of the world plus they employ 1000's of 3rd word people.

Answer 9

Cos the government gets so much money from the tax on cigarettes they wouldn't have enough money to run the country.

Answer 10

watched a young lad cross the road the other day, must have only been about 11, and he lit a cigarette up, and I think he thought he looked the Bee's Knee's. (Pathetic).