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So, briefing: «There is no doubt who is to blame for this mess, the report says. It is the tobacco industry» And then: «The new report rightly calls for
by bromagosa 13y ago
So, briefing:
«There is no doubt who is to blame for this mess, the report says. It is the tobacco industry»
And then:
«The new report rightly calls for more vigorous tobacco-control efforts, including an increase in cigarette taxes to drive up the average price of cigarettes to at least $10 a pack to prevent young people from starting to smoke; an antismoking mass media campaign by government agencies that would run year-round; and new rules extending smoke-free indoor protection to the entire population, double the current level.»
Let me understand... the solution is not to punish the ones who undoubtedly are to blame for this mess, but the general tax-paying public and the smokers themselves?
- argonaut 13y agoHow does that punish the general tax-paying public? The burden of taxes falls on both consumer and supplier.
- goblin89 13y agoCan that anti-smoking campaign be guaranteed to be financed exclusively by the taxes collected from cigarette purchases?
- argonaut 13y agoAh. Regarding the mass media campaign, it may be possible that the money spent is recouped in healthcare savings. It's very much up in the air the net economic effect of something like that. You can't guarantee that it's going to have a positive/neutral effect, but neither can you guarantee it's going to have a negative effect on the public, either.
- bromagosa 13y agoStill wouldn't sound good enough to me... if it's so clear cigarrette companies are to blame, they should be the ones paying for the damage.