Can we be Brainwashed?
Recently President Obama signed into effect a historic piece of legislation that greatly affects the tobacco industry and its customers. The bill, which President Obama eagerly signed, finally subjugates the tobacco industry to the dictates of the FDA.
The FDA now has the authority to regulate the tobacco industry with impunity. It can dictate the contents inside tobacco products, such as nicotine and other chemicals, and impose severe restrictions on advertising. It will now be illegal for tobacco companies to sell candy and fruit flavored cigarettes. Cigarette companies will no longer be permitted to have advertisements with colorful images or rest on attractive store displays but instead must be black-and-white and consist of text only. Some experts even predict that by regulating the content of cigarettes, the new FDA standards will “make them taste so bad, it [will] deter users.” Finally, tobacco companies will be required to themselves pay for the new bureaucracy that will regulate them