------------------------------------------- Merwyn Lobo writes: The reality is that most of those who contribute to a pension fund will find out that the fund owns a lot of the tobacco firms. These tobacco companies have customers who, sorry, have addicts. Once the customer/addict lights up, it is very difficult for them to drop the addiction.
As such, the tobacco firms make a lot of profits which they generously distribute to the share owners. Cajetan correctly points out that smokers like to are willing to pay people for a product that destroys their health. Mervyn E DeSousa wrote: Comment: This is wrong on so many levels and not funny at all. Try again. CAJETAN DE writes: Kistod: (Explains calmly) Doctor, to tell you the truth. Sometimes when I reflect back on all the cigarettes I smoked, I feel ashamed. Then I look into the cigarette and think about the workers in the cigarette factory and all of their hopes and dreams. If I don?t smoke this cigarette, they might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say to myself, it's better that I smoke this cigarette and let their dreams come true then be selfish and worry about my LUNGS. Response: 1. See this web page for factual references to support this discussion. CDC - Fact Sheet - Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking - Smoking & Tobacco Use | | | | | | | | | | | CDC - Fact Sheet - Health Effects of Cigarette Smoking -...Data and statistical information on health effects of cigarette smoking. | | | | View on www.cdc.gov | Preview by Yahoo | | | | | 2.The evidence against the use of tobacco by humans is so overwhelming that no amount of money being made by the Tobacco Industrial Complex and even more money being made by the Health Industrial Complex working hard to heal and manage the damage caused by tobacco use, can justify one individual's delusional wish to support his addiction on the grounds that "it's better that I smoke this cigarette and let their dreams come true then be selfish and worry about my LUNGS." And yes, it was supposed to be a " SMILE................................. IT'S WEEKEND" joke, but clearly not very funny. No doubt Cajetan is a very talented writer, hence the suggestion for the rewrite. You can have the last word.
