My stance on the governments’ involvement of economics in the United States is very similar to the ideas of former President Thomas Jefferson. It is a given to know and understand that the government is in charge of the American people, but what does it mean when it is said that the people are in charge of the government? I believe that the government should have some say, because is that not why we as Americans elect government officials? Take for instance the huge cigarette problem issued in 1960. During the late 1950’s cigarettes were advertised on television being supported by proclaimed doctors, I love Lucy, and even The Flintstones as a few examples. In 1964 the government interrupted the economic rise in cigarettes by creating
