Nov 19 2008
South Carolina Last in Tobacco Prevention Spending
South Carolina ranked dead last in the nation for funding programs to prevent children from using tobacco, 10 years after receiving nearly $1 billion in a landmark case against the tobacco industry.
A coalition of health organizations released a report Tuesday analyzing the amounts of money states spent on preventing and reducing tobacco use compared to the recommended spending target established by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Researchers found that no state is funding prevention at suggested levels, and only nine states fund programs at half the CDC recommendation.
No kidding, you morons. That’s what people like me told you ten years ago when those bullshit lawsuits against the tobacco companies were going on. The money didn’t get used for medical treatment or anti-smoking programs; it went right into the general coffers of just about every state and blown on various crap by the state governments. Those lawsuits were a farce and should have never happened.
Why does South Carolina need to spend any money to tobacco prevention in the first place? It’s not the government’s job to educate children on the dangers of tobacco. That’s their parents’ jobs.
