I have invented a foodstuff that produces 69 cancer causing chemicals, can i sell it?

Question

With the government advertising over Christmas that they know cigerettes produce 69 cancer causing chemicals why on earth have they not banned it instantly ?

Is this institutional murder ?

I would not be allowed to introduce a new breakfast food to my B&B menu that immitted 69 cancer causing chemicals, is this double standards ?

If i invented a toaster that could kill you in 69 different ways would i be allowed to sell it ?

Perhaps the TAX smokescreen is clouding thier judgement.......

By the way, this is not a judgment on pro or anti smoking, i believe in voluntary euthanasia so its up to you, but it is a judgment on hypocrisy

Answer 1

Too true blue........it's all about tax........but watch out for some thing else to be taxed when the f@g sale's diminish.

Answer 2

What you fail to understand is that people that smoke are aware of the effects and assume the risks and so forth ,but in the broader scope do you realize how many people would be out of a job if cigarettes were to be banned ? I'm not so sure that the economy of this country could sustain such major blow as to have cigarettes baned . Neither could the government due to all the tax revenue it would lose since literally millions would be out of a job.

Answer 3

Far, far more deaths due to the direct or indirect consumption of alcohol. They did ban it, and guess what, that created the Mafia in the US.

In addition, the government recieves billions in tax revenue from cigarette sales.

1/4 of the population is addicted and a significant portion of that figure is so addicted that even threat or knowledge of impending death will not swerve them from smoking...the black market would go through the roof.

Answer 4

If you want the government to ban smoking, then the tax will have to come from somewhere else, so it'd mean earning even less each month, and as it is, with what we get taxed, it's like kicking Thursday & Friday in the nuts.

Besides, car emissions do far wider damage as a whole, but they ain't banned driving.

Answer 5

Heh, I finally find someone who knows what that kinda irony is. You KNOW it's a money-related conspiracy.

There's no real concern behind it. If there was, they'd ban water. Why? Water's lethal. You breathe it, you die. It's found in tumors. It can cause decay in metals, and can explode violently with certain other metals. An over-abundance of it can damage entire cities and cause millions of dollars worth of damage and even destroy entire neighborhoods. It's a dangerous hazard, so why haven't they banned it? ( Besides the fact we need water to survive, I mean. )

Answer 6

You hit the nail on the head, the government make far too much from the tax on tobbacco to ever ban it, quite simply, if they banned tobbacco then the tax on other things such as fuel would go through the roof.

Answer 7

many stuff... merely too plenty sentimental fee - - My Dad's previous M1913 Enfield rifle, given to him in 1936 (age 12) while his Dad gave up the ghost so he would desire to feed the family individuals... there grew to become into no welfare / nutrients stamps back then. - My mom's Kitchen help mixer... a marriage present in 1959, and nevertheless working completely - The Sonobouy panel from my SH-60B Seahawk helicopter I flew in 1987-1991... very high quality "nostril paintings" (international conflict II type) painted on it throughout wasteland typhoon.

Answer 8

I guess it's all down to "Buyer Beware". If anyone complains about the sale of cigarettes / other products which cause cancer, they'll just be told, "well, you were warned." won't they? That's why they're sticking all these warning signs on the cigarettes, they're just anticipating a backlash of people suing the government for omitting to tell them that smoking kills.

Answer 9

i don't think bannig smoking is going to make the slightest difference to the determined self destructive smoker,yes,hypocrisy is an equally dangerous trait & as rampant as smoking cnly without a statutory warning & almost impossible to identify till you've been at the recieving end.By the way don't even attempt to sell the toaster !

Answer 10

I don't need the government to 'ban' anything for me. Just make sure I can access the information (no HIDING of information allowed) and I'll make my own decisions, thank you.

Answer 11

Linked to cancer, they do not necessarily kill every smoker do they? There are many everyday food items that are linked to cancer but shops still sell them.