I was thinking if enough people petitioned to take tabacco off the market, then it would give people more of an incentive to give up, in a sense they are selling drugs and people will have buy on the black market, however the government will loose millions on taxes. I am sure people will rather pay tax on something else rather than kill ourselves. From a smoker
2007-01-17 23:49:53 · 11 answers · asked by mark h 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
The trouble is this - not only does tax money provide a great amount of money to governments, but the tobacco industry employs many people and many farms are supported by the industry. They are a powerful lobby and it is impressive that regulation of smoking has managed to come as far as it has.
However, despite the arguments regarding secondhand smoke (which are only just beginning to be adequately addressed), cigarettes are the personal choice of the smoker, and they have the right and must have the right to choose whether or not they will smoke.
Simply outlawing something does not stop or help the problem whatsoever. Narcotics are a great example of this. If you deny people a personal freedom such as this through law, they will simply ignore the law and exercise their right.
2007-01-17 23:59:37 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are going to buy them regardless of whether PetCo stops selling or not. What about crickets? Those are sold as feeders! Even feeder fish, same thing! Does that mean that we need to stop owning lizards and carnivorous fish? It is a cycle of life! Regardless of whether PetCo stops selling, peoples snakes aren't going to stop eating! They will just get then somewhere else! Has anyone ever told these people how livestock is killed for people food? That isn't very humane either! Its the circle of life.. and it moves us all.. through dispare and hope... hehehe.. dumb hippies! Get jobs and find better things to whine about. Something that really matters like the millions of cats and dogs a day that are slaughtered because they have no homes!!!!
2016-05-24 02:59:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
read your history books. this was tried with the liqueur industry during prohibition and all this did was give the " gangster era of speakeasies " a chance to sell liqueur illegally and make the gangsters rich as an example Al Capone, " Bugs " Segal, etc.the government lost control of protecting the public and many died from " bathtub gin " " moonshine " and homemade liqueur because there were no tests to make certain the liqueur was safe for human consumption
2007-01-18 00:12:26 · answer #3 · answered by Marvin R 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From memory, I think they banned tabacco many years ago in the US, and as a result, the mafia was form...they started with just tabacco, then the organisation grew and grew and became what it is today.
2007-01-18 00:01:36 · answer #4 · answered by Joseph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i used to smoke don't any more but your comment is a breach of civil rights imposing the will of other s onto others think b4 you speak
2007-01-17 23:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm.......didn't realise the Government sold tobacco. When did they start & is it cheaper than Tescos?
2007-01-17 23:56:36 · answer #6 · answered by Barry G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
while we are there we can have freedom of speech removed. ban burgers pizzas coffee fizzy drinks cars holidays. get a life
2007-01-17 23:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by phillip b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noooooo! I will not support this behaviour.
I love my cigarettes!!!haha.
Seriously though, it will not happen, too much money is being made there.
2007-01-17 23:56:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If we start that there will be other things that will stop.Like french fries drinking ETC,and candy
2007-01-18 00:39:42 · answer #9 · answered by peg42857 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you want to stop then stop,don't buy them ,but don't tell others what they should or should not do
2007-01-18 00:34:28 · answer #10 · answered by zannyto4nanny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋