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Hey but our tax dollars help pay for all the anti cigarette campaigns! And then some capitalist came up with vaping, so people wouldn’t reek, and did more for

Hey but our tax dollars help pay for all the anti cigarette campaigns! And then some capitalist came up with vaping, so people wouldn’t reek, and did more for preventing cancer in smokers than the government ever had. No government budgets must justify themselves, and all money must be spent to justify getting more. Money is power. Billionaires are powerful, not just because they have so much wealth in their name, but they generally control even more wealth via board positions. Well a US senator, controls even more wealth, now that our government is so large. Bernie Sanders hates billionaires because they still maintain a lot of power, and he hates competition.

jjeaff 4y ago
Actually, a lot of the anti-smoking campaigns are paid for by money from the big tobacco settlements. And smoking rates have fallen precipitously since their height in the past. Long before e-cigs became a thing. It would be hard to pin down the actual cause of the fall, but the rise of e-cigs could only be a small and recent factor.
- mostertoaster 4y ago
  The frustrating part is vaping is an opportunity to actually encourage those who smoke cigarettes to do something far less bad for them. But instead all of those who have made a career on cessation, would be out of work. So our governors ban vaping and people and make it actively harder to get. London public health was actually smart and encouraged those who smoke to switch to vaping, and encouraged those who do not to not start vaping, still bad for you, but cigarettes are about 10 times worse, though less enjoyable than a cigarette. And our governors say “what about the children”.
  - jjeaff 4y ago
    I don't think any politician or really very many people at all have really built a career on cessation. The reason they are trying to ban vaping is because the health effects are still not well understood. There is also the fact that many people who never smoked are getting into vaping and becoming addicted to the nicotine all the same. Not as bad as cigarettes, but not a healthy habit either.

jjeaff 4y ago

Actually, a lot of the anti-smoking campaigns are paid for by money from the big tobacco settlements. And smoking rates have fallen precipitously since their height in the past. Long before e-cigs became a thing. It would be hard to pin down the actual cause of the fall, but the rise of e-cigs could only be a small and recent factor.

mostertoaster 4y ago
The frustrating part is vaping is an opportunity to actually encourage those who smoke cigarettes to do something far less bad for them. But instead all of those who have made a career on cessation, would be out of work. So our governors ban vaping and people and make it actively harder to get. London public health was actually smart and encouraged those who smoke to switch to vaping, and encouraged those who do not to not start vaping, still bad for you, but cigarettes are about 10 times worse, though less enjoyable than a cigarette. And our governors say “what about the children”.
- jjeaff 4y ago
  I don't think any politician or really very many people at all have really built a career on cessation. The reason they are trying to ban vaping is because the health effects are still not well understood. There is also the fact that many people who never smoked are getting into vaping and becoming addicted to the nicotine all the same. Not as bad as cigarettes, but not a healthy habit either.