[jluetjen]

I hear you. But food is a requirement for life, and the food companies aren't necessarily manipulating the content to make you eat more of it. Pretty much everyone agrees good tasting food is a public good, even if some people abuse it.

Tobacco on the other hand isn't a necessity for life, and the tobacco companies apparently are manipulating it's contents to ensure that people can't quit even if they wanted to.

Besides, the existance of other social evils doesn't change the discussion about this one. If you want to start an obesity thread go ahead. This is a tobacco thread.