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In a recent news article posted on Yahoo! "Historic anti-smoking vote to give FDA new power", it states that "The legislation [...] would give the Food and Drug Administration authority to regulate the content, marketing and advertising of cigarettes and other tobacco products.

I don’t smoke cigarettes, nor do I advocate them, but think is a gross abuse of government power. Tobacco products already have the strictest rules concerning advertising (in CA ads are practically limited to magazines and gas stations only). Now the government is attempting to regulate it even more.

Also, in an odd "change-of-the-poles" effect, the government now IS Big Tobacco. Picture this, the government is now in control of what Big Tobacco makes, how it makes it, what it markets, how it advertises, and profits from it substantially through 300%+ tax rates excised on tobacco products in cities such as New York.

Does anyone else see several very wrong things with this scenario? Please no heated remarks about how cigarettes kill – WE KNOW.
gomanyes – "do you think that requiring FDA approval to sell a drug is also an abuse of government power?"

Yes, I do think that is another example of the government’s abuse of power. I believe gov. should only act as a facilitator, never* an inhibitor. Build roads, build schools, but let the markets do as they please. If the FDA wants to put a stamp on things it approves, that’s fine. But making non-approved products illegal is an abuse of power, because people have the right to choose what they put in to their bodies, whether it be cigarettes, alcohol, or medicine.
Bill M – I would agree with you if corporations forced people to consume their products. However the fact remains that individuals have the ability to choose whether or not they use tobacco products, and in what capacity. Would you like to edit your comment to include a rebuttal?
Lea R – I did not know until reading your post how severe the circumstances were in Canada surrounding tobacco and alcohol. It is interesting to learn how different things are.
It worries me because we are continuously creating more restrictive laws, but hardly ever do we abandon them. We are losing our freedoms inch by inch.

Many think cigarettes should be bad because of the health implications, but where does that road end? Will they next ban chocolate, and butter, and candy, and steak, and ham, because they all in some way or another can be detrimental to ones health?

People cit how many people have died from cigarettes frequently. It’s as if people think "If it weren’t for tobacco, no one would ever die, so we should get rid of it." I fail to see the logic in fruitlessly attempting to prevent something that is inevitable. (death)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6247962.stm

Read the above article and try to estimate. I have no idea, but if profits are halved in 1 year, it can’t be long…

I think it will go from HMV to online retailers then strictly downloading – which is a shame as it’s nice to see cover art, hold vinyl and spin discs – in my opinion.

Can anyone find a news article to match (or relate) one of the following statements:
>Economic prosperity cannot last forever
>To keep US factories open, Congress can increase tariff on imported goods
>In a market economy, making profits is top goal of all businesses

They need to be at least somewhat recent and from a credible source (no blogs). Thanks so much! 10 points to the best answer!
And I did try a search already-

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