I still remember being red pilled about big tobacco when I asked one day "If tobacco is bad then why is it legal" and I was told "Because the government is making millions off tobacco"
Whether or not something is "good" or "bad" in this particular sense should not be the standard of whether or not something is legal. Or else say goodbye to hot pockets, whisky, and oreos.
Indeed. This was however when I was probably in my early teens if not younger, and I thought "If we make all the bad things illegal then there will be no more bad things."
MN sued big tobacco because it is so bad, yet still sell it and weirdly, during the shutdown, tobacco stores were essential and got to stay open...hmmm...weird
If you want to go down a serious rabbit hole, go research the tobacco trials, and dig into the documents they had to make public as part of their settlement.
Then look into the billions the states are depending on, from tobacco taxes. And then you'll understand why a pack of Marlboros is $13 or more in New York.
I still remember being red pilled about big tobacco when I asked one day "If tobacco is bad then why is it legal" and I was told "Because the government is making millions off tobacco"
Whether or not something is "good" or "bad" in this particular sense should not be the standard of whether or not something is legal. Or else say goodbye to hot pockets, whisky, and oreos.
Indeed. This was however when I was probably in my early teens if not younger, and I thought "If we make all the bad things illegal then there will be no more bad things."
Good point. However, weve seen what basically is the legalization of heroine has done to California
thats why I said "In this particular sense"
MN sued big tobacco because it is so bad, yet still sell it and weirdly, during the shutdown, tobacco stores were essential and got to stay open...hmmm...weird
If you want to go down a serious rabbit hole, go research the tobacco trials, and dig into the documents they had to make public as part of their settlement.
Then look into the billions the states are depending on, from tobacco taxes. And then you'll understand why a pack of Marlboros is $13 or more in New York.