The sequence of events presented in the movie, Thank you for smoking are coming to pass. The congress is considering putting graphic pictures of cancers and tumors on cigarette packages, replacing the written warnings. Actually, this is a notch farther than the "captain hook" skull and cross-bones (for poison) logo which was debated in the movie. Canada already has graphic warnings on their cigarette packages. This was discussed on a recent episode of On Point.
The real question is whether the new warnings (if approved), would be more effective than the written warning. I tend to agree with Denis Leary's routine on No Cure for Cancer. This seems to be more on the mark,
It doesn't matter how big the warnings on the cigarettes are; you could have a black pack, with a skull and crossbones on the front, called TUMORS, and smokers would be around the block going, "I can't wait to get my hands on these fucking things! I bet ya get a tumor as soon as you light up!"
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