If cigarettes are so bad for you why doesnt the gov just take them of the shelves?!
If cigarettes are so bad for you why doesnt the gov just take them of the shelves?
i dont get it :S
Answers: It would be very costly for the government to regulate/repair.
They would have to help the tobacco farmers and all of those farm workers all of the cigarette companies workers, right down to the advertisers and distributers come up with alternate income.
They would need special task forces to regulate illegal cigarette use and distribution.
Aside from completely re-writing the law in every state being a huge task, it would be finacially devestating.
I guess they see human life lost as being the lesser evil expense wise. Source(s):
Nice, huh? tobacco workers would have no jobs, big industry to go under. It's not the government's job to protect us from our own stupidity. Because they are a source of revenue for the govt. When you buy cigarettes,the state puts a tax on the pack,thus more income for the states Money and jobs Cause the government does not think like us, they are just dumb, simple-minded people. If you were to ban smoking, smokers would go crazy and probably riot, which makes it a horrible for the government. They're getting rich off it. Plus, people dying a few years earlier means Social Security won't collapse during their watch, and they can continue ignoring its inherent mathematical stupidity.
They don't care about your health; nor do they care about the "children." Those are just terms used to pander in exchange for uninformed votes. It's a legal product. Why not just start taking alcohol, fattening
foods,cigarettes,salt,everythi... that's bad for you off the market,
and shut down all fast food restaurants,stop selling candy and
soft drinks,too.
Do you understand where I'm going with this? People have to
take responsibility for there own health and choices. Two reasons....1) Jobs will be lost 2) Taxes. Look at what's being brought in from tabacco taxes Because of the huge amount of taxes they collect on them. Ya know, there are a LOT of people out here that enjoy cigarettes and don't give one rats a** if they are harmful. Why does everyone want them banned? Hell, gansta rap is much more harmful to society as a whole but no one dares to suggest we ban that crap. Taxes. A pack of cigs is usually about 5 dollars. 4.00 of that 5.00 is state and federal taxes. Its about the money. wish they would Simple. The gov gets a jillion dollars in tax revenue off cigarrettes. That is hard to walk away from. taxes.........BILLIONS 80% of the price of cigarettes is taxes. because they re making a killing...litterally and figuratively