Post by asiaticdarkperson on Mar 9, 2012 18:28:24 GMT -5
I'm a smoker. Started smoking at 13. I think smoking sucks. I wouldn't mind if cigarettes were banned and outlawed completely, but I don't think that would do any good.
In Iran the tobacco industry is nationalised and state-owned, which means all its profits go to the state. The government then decides where to spend this money.. ie. building hospitals to treat lung cancer patients.
Iranian cigarettes are cheap as there are no additional taxes on them.
Personally, I don't like the idea that some rich assholes are making billions of dollars over people's stupidity. I think this is a failure for the capitalist system..
I think american society would benefit if the state took over the corporations and appropriated them as public property. Don't know if this would imply communism though..
is it just me or is it really obvious why the the US hates communism so much?
I'm personally in favour of reason and rationality. And the american tobacco lords aren't very nice people imo. I think if they were, they'd just give ownership of their companies to the state (the people) of their own accord..
In Iran the tobacco industry is nationalised and state-owned, which means all its profits go to the state. The government then decides where to spend this money.. ie. building hospitals to treat lung cancer patients.
Iranian cigarettes are cheap as there are no additional taxes on them.
Personally, I don't like the idea that some rich assholes are making billions of dollars over people's stupidity. I think this is a failure for the capitalist system..
I think american society would benefit if the state took over the corporations and appropriated them as public property. Don't know if this would imply communism though..
is it just me or is it really obvious why the the US hates communism so much?
I'm personally in favour of reason and rationality. And the american tobacco lords aren't very nice people imo. I think if they were, they'd just give ownership of their companies to the state (the people) of their own accord..