In The Past Few Moths, There Has Been Serious Debate Over A New Settlement Entit

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Term Paper Title	In The Past Few Moths, There Has Been Serious Debate Over A New Settlement Entit
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In the past few moths, there has been serious debate over a new settlement entitled the National Tobacco Agreement. People have been arguing over the points in this proposed law, some saying it’s too light of a sentence and others expressing their acceptance of it. Before making your own decision, you should consider the points in the agreement and those made by the general public. But before we investigate these highlights, it is interesting to know just what began this compromise that has enveloped the nation in suspense and skepticism.
Post World War I, smoking became popular with most individuals as there was a steep increase in tobacco sales. This can be accredited to various reasons with in the society of that time. A survey in 1950 revealed that 50% of all Americans were taking it upon themselves to light up. This percentage decreased somewhat in 1964 when the Surgeon General came out with a statement proclaiming tobacco to be the probable cause of cancer. Although this percentage did lessen, America still continued to smoke. The year after the warning came out, it was found that 42% of Americans were purchasing this product. Just last year, forty states sued tobacco companies demanding compensation for the money they lost through taxes and various other costs because of the tobacco industry. Instead of dealing with all forty states separately, the states and the tobacco companies came to a compromise and decided it would be in the best interest of everyone if they settled out of court.
There are five major points of this settlement that both parties have signed and agreed to. The tobacco companies will have to pay $368 billion in damages over a span of twenty five years which would then be spent on medical expenses for treating the ill infected by a tobacco product, anti-tobacco campaigns, insurance money for young children, etc. Another major factor effected is marketing. Tobacco companies can no longer post billboards inside stadiums or outside in public places, print out color ads with people or cartoons, sponsor sport-related events, sell their products from vending machines, and people are no longer permitted to smoke in public places. They have also agreed to reduce teen smoking by 50% in seven years or be fined $80 million for every percent they failed to lower. In this settlement, the FDA gains the power to regulate the substances put into cigarettes and other tobacco products and declare them a ser...

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