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Originally posted by VR4_Craver
Im afriad that these 2 posts completely contradict themselves. One on hand we have rights...On another when it is more appropiate for your argument we dont have rights. The game isnt played that way. And yes, Majority does smoke. How many senators do you think smoke? You know what well go with your "majority doesnt smoke" argument and look at it this way.
1 southern ecomomy depends on tobacco farmers...oh and another
2 if you dont wanna read it it says that 38 BILLION dollars yearly are spent. Take that out of the economy and see what happens. Really think that we would be alright if everyone stopped smoking? Yes indiana has passed smoking laws. Who pays there? Bussiness because 80% of the customers smoke so when bussiness all leave because they cant make business you area property value drops drastically and you slip into poveryty level. You cant not possibly justify removing tobacco in america because You are not gonna be breathing any cleaner air you will be making less money and I would be surprised if anarchy doesnt erupt in the streets because of it
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They aren't contradictory at all... in fact, they support each other. This is a democracy, most people DO NOT smoke (your info is wrong on that one). What would happen if the $38b of tobacco-related revenue was removed? Simple; people would spend their money on other things. Money just doesn't dissapear, it flows... it would just flow elsewhere. And no, the south isn't all tobacco-farmers you stupid ass... tobacco-producing regions are more in NC and VA.
Almost all of your data is wrong, and thus the opinions you share based on that data are wrong. Re-evaluate what democracy means... also rethink how economies work.
Saying I won't breathe cleaner air bc of anti-smoking laws? Thats simply ridiculous... I don't have to deal with cig smoke in restaraunts any more, because people can't smoke in them, hence the air is cleaner... I experience cleaner air on a day-to-day basis...
Besides, nobody likes smelly hair/clothes, yellow teeth and a hole in their pocket... its just trashy.