Tobacco: It contains some positives as well

Tobacco: It contains some positives as well

Whenever we hear of the word ‘tobacco’, we suddenly attach it to cigarettes, second-hand smoke, lung cancer, and early death. Well that is right but there are few people that know a little about the positive side of tobacco.

The benefits of tobacco can be seen in its natural production of a neurotoxin named: alkaloid nicotine. Which this neurotoxin is combined with the other ingredients used in pesticides, it is quite effective for the eradication and control of pests.

Another benefit of tobacco has been discovered by scientists. A by-product of cigarette smoke is carbon- dioxide, which in high doses is lethal. However, scientists have discovered that in low dosages, carbon-dioxide in a person’s bloodstream prevents blood
from "clotting." Blood clots in the bloodstream are the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes.

Let’s move to some monetary benefits of smoking to the producers, makers, economy and nation as a whole.

Pakistan Tobacco Company is one of the leading cigarette manufacturing companies in Pakistan and it gives out 86% of the price in the form of taxes. Those taxes are revenues for the government that are used to build infrastructure. Better infrastructure
in a country raises its standard of living and helps in developing long-term beneficial relationship with other fellow countries.

The benefits of tobacco are evident for the farmers who use their land for tobacco growing. These farmers reap the benefits of tobacco through the sales and profits of tobacco to manufacturers of pesticides and cigarettes and other tobacco related products.
Farm families also enjoy the benefits of tobacco. Often the earnings from the sales of the tobacco grown on their farmlands are the only source of income for the feeding and clothing of these families.

Unfortunately the taxes that are collected goes straight to Swiss Banks. The consistent selling brand in any part of the world is tobacco and same is the case in Pakistan. But still the government of Pakistan has been unable to pay back the loans of IMF
just because they don’t want to.

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Posted by Fahad Zafar on Nov 24 2011. Filed under Education, Pakistan. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry