9/29/2005

Canada is Next!!

I guess it is now Canada's turn to sue the tobacco companies. The article states that over the next few years, there will be lawsuits against the tobacco companies to help pay for the medical costs associatied with smoking. I think that this stuff is a joke. If a consumer chooses to smoke then let them face the consequences, or another possibility is to just outlaw tobacco entirely. Of course this will never happen because goverments make too much money off of the taxes that tobacco generates. How many other products that when used as intended result in death are allowed to be sold on store shelves? In my opinion, this is nothing more than the government having their cake and eating it too.

3 comments:

Dr. Tufte said...

-1 on Mia's comment for a spelling error.

Dan: try to make the text of your link more informative next time.

I think all the points here are solid. I would add that this is the sort of behavior we should expect when the government starts paying the bills for something (in this case, medical care).

carter said...

Dr. Tufte said that the points are solid and I agree. If people are stupid and kill themselves by doing things that are known to deteriorate the body let them face the consequences.

Dr. Tufte said...

Agreed.