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<blockquote data-quote="ED_X" data-source="post: 292895" data-attributes="member: 2934"><p>First off, thanks for posting the link, it was certainly worth reading. Although the article lays out a fairly frightening future. I do agree that cigarettes needed regulation in the US. With better warnings and restrictions on advertising. It sounds like the same types of regulations are needed in all the emerging markets Big Tobacco is currently exploiting. Cigarette smoking should be heavily regulated and to a lesser degree the use of smokeless tobacco. </p><p></p><p>But taxing it isn't a very good solution, it has been shown over and over again that "sin" taxes don't do anything but raise revenue. And usually these types of taxes have unexpected collateral consequences. People will smoke and if money is tight another area of their life will ultimately suffer. </p><p></p><p>As correctly stated by many, what will happen also is that small independent companies will go out of business and the void will be filled with large corporations who will probably sell an inferior product. And we'll buy it because there will be no alternatives available.</p><p></p><p>Its unfortunate that we as a society have drifted away from the concept of "personal responsibility" and want and expect the government to tell us what is or is not, good for us. Riding a motorcycle without a helmet (IMO only) is stupid, but support the right for the individual rider to make their own choice. Soft drinks are bad, alcohol can kill you almost as quickly as tobacco, being inactive and/or over weight is bad and potentially leads to as many health related expenses as smoking can.</p><p></p><p>Sadly at some point in the not too distant future tobacco will probably be so heavily taxed and regulated that no one will be able to enjoy it in any form.</p><p></p><p>Ed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ED_X, post: 292895, member: 2934"] First off, thanks for posting the link, it was certainly worth reading. Although the article lays out a fairly frightening future. I do agree that cigarettes needed regulation in the US. With better warnings and restrictions on advertising. It sounds like the same types of regulations are needed in all the emerging markets Big Tobacco is currently exploiting. Cigarette smoking should be heavily regulated and to a lesser degree the use of smokeless tobacco. But taxing it isn't a very good solution, it has been shown over and over again that "sin" taxes don't do anything but raise revenue. And usually these types of taxes have unexpected collateral consequences. People will smoke and if money is tight another area of their life will ultimately suffer. As correctly stated by many, what will happen also is that small independent companies will go out of business and the void will be filled with large corporations who will probably sell an inferior product. And we'll buy it because there will be no alternatives available. Its unfortunate that we as a society have drifted away from the concept of "personal responsibility" and want and expect the government to tell us what is or is not, good for us. Riding a motorcycle without a helmet (IMO only) is stupid, but support the right for the individual rider to make their own choice. Soft drinks are bad, alcohol can kill you almost as quickly as tobacco, being inactive and/or over weight is bad and potentially leads to as many health related expenses as smoking can. Sadly at some point in the not too distant future tobacco will probably be so heavily taxed and regulated that no one will be able to enjoy it in any form. Ed [/QUOTE]
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