[Hot Tabasco]

Hmm, wouldn't cutting off subsidies pretty much wipe out tobacco growing immediately?

Wouldn't the same all assault by the govt. on alcohol sales save more lives, prevent domestic violence, prevent vehicular homicides, reduce the risk of ............? You name it.

Alcohol consumption has killed more people, ruined more lives, destroyed more families, helped to contribute to spouse abuse, child abuse, and resulted in alcohol rage induced homicides than ten centuries of tobacco use will ever create.......

Unfortunately everybody (almost everybody) likes alcohol, tobacco users are the modern day Jews that need to be purged by the modern day nico-nazi's......

My anger grows!

[Brujo]

Umm, how is stopping a subsidy (which I've been informed actually is a price support program) an “assault by the govt.”? If anything, it's the government removing itself from interfering in a market.

As far as I can tell (totally anecdotal, of course), alcohol abuse does seem to cause more trouble in general than smoking cigarettes, but even there it's the abuse that causes the trouble, not (moderate) use.

I didn't call for and don't want anyone to be purged. I am just curious why a government that disparages the use of something (tobacco) would financially support its growth.

[boop]

"lcohol consumption has killed more people, ruined more lives, destroyed more families, helped to contribute to spouse abuse, child abuse, and resulted in alcohol rage induced homicides than ten centuries of tobacco use will ever create......."

You are spot on about alcohol. It makes me insane hearing Ted Kennedy bloviate about how awful tobacco is and how it needs to be banned and regulated. And this f-ing guy got drunk and killed someone.