Smoking, and the laws and being set into effect in many states, yet the government still allows this product?

Question

I am a smoker, and it is getting to the point where we have no rights, I won't argue with non-smokers that it is a bad habit, most will reply just quit smoking and you won't have to worry about the laws, etc etc. I am well aware of the health factors for smokers and on non smokers, but when it gets to the point that a person can be fined for smoking in a public place, street, who knows maybe even in your own car while driving will be next. Why does the government allow this product to be still manufactured. Obvis, there is many health factors with it already that we all know about, smokers know that we are getting more and more taxed on the products already, and now fines on top of it? When will it stop? Bottem line, I feel it is a huge money making scam, and those of us that are addicted to the product are the ones getting shafted and all we get is anti-smoking adds, if it is to the point where you get fined for smoking and it is so bad for others, why does the government allow it?

Answer 1

well, I used to smoke and dont now. I still do agree with what you are saying. the only point I see this law is servicing is that if you are a non smoker, you dont want second hand smoke. Just as you have the right to smoke if you wish, other have the right to be smoke free. If they want clean air, then they need stricter laws on corporate pollution. It causes sickness too right? As for the tobacco industry, they have tremendous political pull and generate large amounts of tax money. Its the same reason alcohol is legal and marijuana is not. They average joe cannot distill his own alcohol, but anyone could grow their own weed! If you grow your own, then you cant tax it! Its all politics...ALL POLITICS!

Answer 2

You government is a whore and slut. They do not care about a single person it is all a smoke and pony show. All they want is the power to screw people over and the money. And you are right is it all a scam. Thiefs doing what they do best. They will kill for money and they do it openly and then lie about it.
Look at Waco, did you know the real reason for all that was that the people down there were making money selling stuff at the local gun shows, one item was vest with a handgarnad sheel that was cut in half and sown into the vest. Strictly from declarerting the vest. The ATF got wind that the dividens had ordered garnads. Instead of investigating what they were doing they attacked them with force. The ATF also heard that the dividens were also making military weapons, the actually events were that they were making legal weapons for a local gun dealer in the area. That gun dealer ran out of space to store the weapons and could not take delivery at the time of the orders completion. The ATF and FBI lies to a Judge to get a permission to storm these people. That LIE caused the death or children woman and men. And you think your government cares.
This government is akin to satan and is in no way a holy government seeking to do good from the people.

Answer 3

I am not a smoker, and I have not ever even tried a cig, so I can't say that I understand...however, I DO agree about the money making agenda. In a world where there is never enough money, the government is always looking for an easy way to generate some.
When I was in History class, my teacher called it a "sin tax", and said that society was more likely to accept taxation against the "sins"....that is, drinking, smoking, gambling, etc.
If they started charging $20 a pack tomorrow, there would be anarchy. But if they raise the price, say, 25 cents every three months, people WILL pay it, and just keep grumbling.
The government doesn't care if you grumble as long as they keep getting your money!

Answer 4

Well jay it made billions of dollars like the pot and cocaine trade would today if it was legal . It was grown here so it is legal here . Now had cocaine and pot been widely grown and produced here no doubt they would be legal also . They would of enjoyed years of sales and been able to create a strong government lobby to protect the use of them by the people . Problem with that is they did not enjoy 200 years of farming devoted to the production of that product . In fact the hemp plant made a small come back against cotton , another industry with support and lobbyists, during ww2 .Yes hemp was once again allowed to grow but only for war materials derived from the plant . Cotton was still king in the land and controlling the people might get out of hand if they could consume say home grown pot and not pay a liquor tax to get high . And sure as rain falls from the sky we would of eveloped a cocaine market grown right here .
California has devoted millions in tax credits to grape growers who now compete on the world market .
I wish people where not so stupid and backward . Drinking was in trouble for a while because much of it was produced outside the U.S at the time and prohibition only made the local still and those who made the spirits criminals . Had a large portion of the black community been involved in making spirits I am sure we would still have prohibition today . To many good ole boys got locked up and lots of people got killed .
Silly laws are written by silly people who get payed to do so . And big insurance is trying to cut its pay outs and increase profits so smokers pay the price .
People just fail to get why things are legal or illegal in the first place .
Did we have terrorists 30 years ago ? YES WE DID And we just had not counted on the cold war ending and needed another one to replace it so some people could make money from building weapons to kill others for profit . Terrorists like smokers are just a target that is focused on in the interests of big money . You might want to think about quiting cause it is a nasty habit . Just like fat people who should lose the weight . Guess coffee will never go under . I never drank much coffee but if I want to get buzzed real good I can make a strong brew of the stuff and tweak out just like doing meth .
We banned the qat (look it up and see ) (QAT) plant in America a cousin and close competitor of coffee used mainly by Africans in countries we now want control of for the mineral and oil fields .
Its all about the money and as soon as you figure that out the happier or more discontent you may be .
By the way 30 year two pack a day smoker going strong still . I can climb 10 floors with a 75 pound spool of electrical wire no problem .

Answer 5

OK, I'll be the devil's advocate:

Why shouldn't the government allow it? Where does it say that the government is required to ban everything that doesn't make you strong, virile, and grow hair on your head? Even though the government does have a record (albeit spotty) of banning some substances that can cause harm to people, it doesn't ban all of them. Heck, even Thalidomide has found a use recently. If we can have that around, we can have tobacco. This is still the land of the free - if people are stupid enough to use the stuff, we're still lenient enough to let them be stupid.

Besides, I remember a report from a think tank about the effects of banning tobacco use in this country. One side effect would be to hand organized crime a bundle of money. Think about Prohibition - when booze was illegal, people paid big money to get it, gangsters smuggled it in from Canada and Mexico, and there were bloody and deadly shootouts over it. Want to bet that something similar wouldn't happen over tobacco?

Answer 6

how right you are. im 48 years old and have quit smoking for about a month now. i started when i was 15 i smoked about a pack and a half a day. my lungs were really getting weak and i was weezing alot and somtimes getting a little dizzy. i think my lungs also suffered from all the pot i used to smoke with a bong and powerhitter years ago. anyway its unfortunate the goverment takes advantage of smokers the mother ******* would never dare treat herion junkies the way they treat cigarette smokers. they screw you for taxes they collect you should try to quit that could be your way of telling them go **** yourselfs

Answer 7

The government is being hypocritical--it couldn't survive without all the money it collects from the tobacco industry.

No matter what laws go into effect--people who want to smoke will smoke. It's just that now, they may need to hide like a drug user.

Answer 8

Lobbying, dude. Don't you think somebody's getting kickbacks from the cigarette industry? Money allows a lot of shady things to happen with the government's approval!

I think that when people in the US take drugs out of context, out of their traditional use and rituals, problems start. Like heroin addiction--that's a far cry from chewing a little poppy gum to make you feel better. South American highland people used to chew a little coca to combat altitude sickness and hunger--it got them through their hard lives feeling a little better. But cocaine--that's a highly refined, highly addictive substance that is nothing but trouble.

It's like Denis Leary says: only in America is cocaine not good enough. We have to make crack--we have to make it faster, and cheaper, and stronger.

Tobacco used to be crazy harsh and strong, but selective breeding has made it mild enough to smoke 30 or 40 times a day and additives make it taste and smell good. It used to only be used in rituals, on occasion, by indigenous Americans. They'd smoke a little, puke, get crazy-bad headaches, and see visions in their delirium. Kind of a vision-quest thing. Or it was used to seal peace deals, a way to share a sacred substance to show honor and respect.

Out of context, every substance has the ability to become addictive and completely harmful. Here in the US, we've taken helpful substances, made them too strong, used them to excess, and exported our techniques and addictions around the world.

Shame on us.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Because, in addition to the tobacco giants giving LOTS of money to the Republican and Democratic National Committees and their respective candidates' campaigns, a great deal of tax revenue is generated and, just as you are addicted to nicotine, governments are addicted to revenue.