Well at least in the US the entire tobacco thing goes both ways in the states that grow tobacco and produce tobacco products at least at the state level they heavily lobby the government and I am sure that most reps in DC from those states are pro tobacco as well.
And the taxes that many nations/states place on tobacco is bogus in my opinion they do not stop people from buying smokes another interesting fact to consider is that a sizable number of smokers at least in developed countries are the poorer lesser educated class so are they really trying to make you more healthy or are they trying to make you rely more on the government because I am certain that there are many people that need(how many really need is anyone's guess) government aid to feed themselves and their families yet they smoke which means that they are spending the money that they earn(or get from welfare) on the high cost of smoking which means that they will not have that extra money to buy food or other goods on their own so go to daddy government who made the costs of smoking rise.I do not know personally a single person that smokes or used to smoke that was motivated to quit solely due to the cost alone.
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