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Originally Posted by Kevin
The fact that what Phillip Morris did was wrong is not alleviated by the fact that they did it to a lot of people or that it could put them out of business. These cigarette manufacturers intentionally targeted kids and teenagers. They put harmful and addictive chemicals into their product. Why do you think responsibility should be a one-way street?
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Look at the list of chemicals they put in cigarettes is very long. Phillip Morris' cigarettes are actually SAFER than the additive free cigarettes because tobacco alone is very bad for you. The level of nicotine (THE addictive substance in cigarettes to my knowledge) and carbon monoxide is higher when you take out the 600 additives they put in. Most of the additives are meant to make the second hand smoke smell better.
The fact that cigarette advertisements are pretty much illegal now bothers me- not as a smoker but as a capitalist and an American. I'm not sure that their advertisements targeted children- whenever I see an uproar about their ads targeting kids its usually bullshit.