Why Big Tobacco Didn't Fail

Revenues for U.S. tobacco companies hit $117 billion in 2016, up from $78 billion in 2001. How the industry succeeded despite lawsuits, rising taxes and declining smoking rates. Illustration: Heather Seidel/The Wall Street Journal

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[TheLargemarge]

my cousin said she would quit when cigarettes were over 3 dollars, But she hasnt.

[jasd]

I work for Altria tobacco co I am here to say to say cigarettes are healthy and do not quit using our products

[nachoaccad]

I've never smoked a cigarette in my life but I hold shares of BATS and IMB, god bless all you smokers to the last puff!

[bensonboys]

I don’t think the U.S. should be taxing cigarettes. Their aim is clearly to discourage people from using them, however, the market clearly doesn’t follow the traditional supply and demand curve. People will pay whatever to get them. I think this is a disproportionate tax on the poor and should thus be lifted. While I don’t condone smoking, and I think tobacco companies are evil, I believe there are better ways of dissuading people from buying cigarettes than by taxing them.

[YEAHFUCKCENSORSHIP]

That last part was the punch line....
They made them even more potent to keep you addicted.

[devinpetersen]

The pipe and cigar company's are small honest company's. Where as the cigarette industry is out to keep you addicted and to spending money.

[Scorch]

This video seems to blame Big Tobacco for their consumers’ “abject lack of common sense.” The reason that “most smokers” can still afford to smoke is because smokers are not required to pay their “fair share” of healthcare-related costs. One of the provisions of the Affordable Care Act was “capping” the costs of tobacco users to 1.5 times that of non-smokers, even though many middle-aged smokers’ healthcare needs are over 6 times higher than that of non-smokers their same age.

[rickiex]

I see why people get addicted. I've been smoking on and off but never have been addicted. Idk why lol

[mwchap]

You people have to realize the tobbaco industry isnt 100 percent ciggarettes theres much more ways to enjoy tobbaco and much safer with pipes or cigars ill stick with my trusty pipe and captain black plus well everyone knows vapes are just staright up gay af

[rumlsdrinkin]

Prices are based on what the local taxes are, not whatever that dark ending was...

[andrewhatton]

Stop telling adults what to do. I don’t smoke and I’m tired of what you have done to America

[treasuretrails]

Costs me $20 a pack in New Zealand, which is still worth it for a casual smoker like me who only smokes a pack a month

[Mrcheekymonkeyisback]

For a pouch of volume tobacco in the UK would cost me 13 pounds, 30 grams of it.

[ARCSTREAMS]

well i play just as dirty as the tobacco co's and the gov by buying much cheaper yet medium premium reserve smokes, costs me $1.50/pack up from $1.20 last year but idc im still way ahead even if it goes up in the next 10 years

[fernandosimmons]

I been smoking over 30 years now since the 80s to 2018. Nobody forced me. The one disconnection I have is the doctors are prepared already to treat me if I ever see a doctor. They'll ask me hippa approved questions treat me with trade manufacturer parts. Now since its approved and I gotta see a doctor about smoking too much is it about time the tobacco executives reach out and question why is it someone who enjoys tobacco too much gotta see and pay the doctor and hospital since its approved tobacco or business. You would require to have some natural percussion and liability for a product wouldn't cause any health issues. That's not funny when the doctors and tobacco business are a team of excellence who really sacrifice and create jobs. I say cut the tobacco company and strip away service from hospitals. I could except apology from Congress and tobacco industry. Cut overtime create jobs. Create more vacation and create more jobs. China trade of industrial and tobacco is a serious health concern. Anybody from Harvard law school wanna debate regardless of nobody makes you smoke or you don't smoke. The point is its frightful and astoucious I don't smoke and break ethical and moral life rules regardless if this industry created jobs. Honestly if tobacco was for moderate use only and if people quit cold turkey this industry could have been only temporary because there are already too many non doctors trying to get into the minds of people and educate them on the hazards of smoking causing failures in our born right bodies. Tobacco is like abortion life is taken. To earn money its not tobacco to earn money it is because you care about honest money. I feel like I sold you my black lung. It causes it but you don't want it because tobacco is cleaner brown or black. It makes money for the use of it. It's not about just stop buying it either. It's the health and doctors and tobacco starting this epidemic class conversation.

[goodtimes]

They have great dividends on their stock though

[omarayyash]

Deal with the advertisements that they use, and the social media that bring about the temptation to smoke for people. Spread awareness.
There's peer pressure too between youths. Best that cigarette companies are dealt with. They're like the greater masters, with the little masters called the cigarettes. Cigarettes rule over people, and they are a little thing. You going to let a little thing rule over you?

[realbobbyaxel]

there's nothing new here you told us

[myvideos]

ALWAY WILL RIP PEOPLE OF NO MATTER WHAT. THEY ARE CROOKS

[georgemendez]

if smoking is legal therefor shooting people should also be legal, what's the difference? since both lead to death