Introduction and Background “How the Big Tobacco Deal Went Bad” written by Jim Estes attempts to cause reform by educating the public about the misuse of funds for self-interest by the government politicians.
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The use of the large sums puts the problem in perspective. The use of the large numbers is to incite anger amongst voters and taxpayers. The aim of his article is to provoke policy change by educating individuals about their politicians. The evidence presented in the article is mostly convincing because Estes offered examples of the states mishandling public funds. However, the one finding in the article that was shocking was that despite the politicians diverting these funds to other projects and personal gains, the sales of cigarettes is going down (Estes, 2014). This evidence is contradictory because it shows that tobacco sales can go down without the support of government programs. Additionally, it was surprising that the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998 allowed tobacco producing companies to be exempt from legal liability (Estes, 2014). This reveals the greedy intentions of policymakers who are looking for a payday and not towards the health of the public. The government wanted to capitalize off the profit of these large
The New York Times The New York Times is a periodical published daily in New York and its online newspaper. The target audience of the newspaper is educated and younger individuals that have political affiliations. This newspaper has liberal political views while raising awareness on social issues. It is one of the most popular newspapers in the United States and has a very large circulation both digitally and in print. It is significant that The New York Times published this article because New York was one of the states that accepted …show more content…
The use of the large sums puts the problem in perspective. The use of the large numbers is to incite anger amongst voters and taxpayers. The aim of his article is to provoke policy change by educating individuals about their politicians. The evidence presented in the article is mostly convincing because Estes offered examples of the states mishandling public funds. However, the one finding in the article that was shocking was that despite the politicians diverting these funds to other projects and personal gains, the sales of cigarettes is going down (Estes, 2014). This evidence is contradictory because it shows that tobacco sales can go down without the support of government programs. Additionally, it was surprising that the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement of 1998 allowed tobacco producing companies to be exempt from legal liability (Estes, 2014). This reveals the greedy intentions of policymakers who are looking for a payday and not towards the health of the public. The government wanted to capitalize off the profit of these large