Today I plan to outline the effects of tobacco, why the widespread power of big tobacco companies is irrelevant and why a decision must be reached whether or not you agree or disagree to any following points.
Allow our freedom
Wouldn 't it make sense that widespread smoking would actually lower the liability of any government? The younger a person starts smoking, the better chances it is to contract a terminal condition. (jab from pro tobacco) So why isn 't smoking tobacco a good thing?
Supporters of allowing tobacco ads in India have used that very argument to try to twist minds into thinking their side. If it weren 't sinister enough, they also deny any contribution of targeting youth, even with their internal documents specifically identifying “14 to 24 year olds to be the future of tobacco.” …show more content…
Tobacco has contributed a significant amount directly to the State Exchequer. In the range of a mere 160 million USD. Compare that to the the 2.7 billion USD in health care costs that have been accumulated on an annual basis from tobacco related illnesses alone. And the tobacco industry only brings in less than one percent of the GDP. Yet just under 2 percent of India 's GDP alone has been spent on tobacco related disease.
What should the Indian Government do?
This is the results may vary stage. Each country and culture could and should be approached differently however an example of one feasible method is to allow the people a popular vote. This will allow them the freedom to decide for themselves. Next is the approach. Many countries have successfully experimented the idea of tobacco products to include explicit factual information on them.
Will it hold? With proper planning and public support, the campaign for tobacco awareness is very possible. Take Canada 's approach for example. The nation has successfully placed explicit and graphic health messages on all of its products based of of the idea that people have the right to be
Allow our freedom
Wouldn 't it make sense that widespread smoking would actually lower the liability of any government? The younger a person starts smoking, the better chances it is to contract a terminal condition. (jab from pro tobacco) So why isn 't smoking tobacco a good thing?
Supporters of allowing tobacco ads in India have used that very argument to try to twist minds into thinking their side. If it weren 't sinister enough, they also deny any contribution of targeting youth, even with their internal documents specifically identifying “14 to 24 year olds to be the future of tobacco.” …show more content…
Tobacco has contributed a significant amount directly to the State Exchequer. In the range of a mere 160 million USD. Compare that to the the 2.7 billion USD in health care costs that have been accumulated on an annual basis from tobacco related illnesses alone. And the tobacco industry only brings in less than one percent of the GDP. Yet just under 2 percent of India 's GDP alone has been spent on tobacco related disease.
What should the Indian Government do?
This is the results may vary stage. Each country and culture could and should be approached differently however an example of one feasible method is to allow the people a popular vote. This will allow them the freedom to decide for themselves. Next is the approach. Many countries have successfully experimented the idea of tobacco products to include explicit factual information on them.
Will it hold? With proper planning and public support, the campaign for tobacco awareness is very possible. Take Canada 's approach for example. The nation has successfully placed explicit and graphic health messages on all of its products based of of the idea that people have the right to be