Smoking in the united states is the cause of 1 in 5 deaths and studies show that smokers die 13 to 14 years before those who decide not to smoke. Cigarettes cost the us 193 billion dollars in health care purposes and lost productivity alone not to mention the 10 billion lost to second hand smoking costs. This petition raises the idea of promoting ingredient labels and clearer warning on cigarette packages. The Cost of enforcement may be argued but as you can imagine the cost of health care for people hurt by cigarettes every day is quite expensive as well.



