Do you think the cigerette companies should have to pay for all the expensive quit smoking products? -
If you decided to quit? I see them suing tobacco companies and then using the money for schools??? I mean wouldn-t it be better if they helped those they hurt, instead of sending money to places that have nothing to do with cigarettes.
Might not have to worry about that pretty soon ! The Phillip Morris factory in North Carolina just announced it will be closing with a loss of 3,000 jobs. They are going to Europe . Guess where the liberals will make up that TAX LOSS , keep an eye on your paycheck ??Be kinda` funny , smokers will still smoke , and they will be buying a European cigarette , and all that TAX revenue will go to Europe. Go figure ...
Short answer: no.
Long answer: It has been well known for decades that smoking is bad for you. Back in the 1950, one of the first articles showing that smoking causes cancer came out. In my entire life, I don-t recall a time when -smoking is bad for you- wasn-t a FACT.
I-m in my 30-s.
So that means that everyone under...say...40 or 45 has known this their entire life. And let-s say that people start smoking at the age of 10 (an aggressive number, I think). That would mean that everyone under 50 or 55 knew smoking was bad for them when they started. People started suing in 1954!
I think the tobbacco companies have done their share at this point. There was a large cash settelement. They actually pay for those cool -truth- commercials you see on TV...(oh, and cigarette commercials are no longer allowed on TV)
And how much money can you sue them for before they say they-re bankrupt and walk away? (Note: government doesn-t want this--ever SEE how much $$ cigarettes get taxed?!?!?)
And if I mis-read your question...maybe you were asking if money is being sent to the wrong place. Unfortunately, that happens all the time. They said the tax $$ from the lottery and gambling was to go to schools. Hasn-t happened like that either.
No, no one put a gun to your head to make you smoke. If you get cancer from gasoline, will you sue BP?
Yes, but then why are tobaco farmers still paid subsities, and why do they spend all the money just telling you to quit and offering free advice, not really doing anything except using the law suit settlments as advertising.