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I don't think the tobacco companies profit nearly as much as another entity in the tobacco business which produces absolutely nothing of worth. The government. They're the only ones making money hand over fist, through legalized theft.

What's the profit on a pack of cigarettes, compared to the government's cut, taken at the point of a gun from everyone in the chain of supply and demand.

Of course cigarette companies deserve every penny of profit that they earn. The government doesn't deserve to loot or mooch any of it.