San Jose officials debate spirit of tobacco settlement as they feud over use of the funds
When I first read this article on the money that tobacco companies owe the state I was amazed at what I read. They companies are required to pay the state 245 billion dollars a year to compensate for a settlement won a couple years ago. The state now is facing a decision on how o spend this reward money. Some vote it all goes to anti smoking programs and some say it should go to crossing guards so children will be safer after school.
I kept reading and as I went one people suggested that the budget be slit between the two. I believe that right now anti smoking programs are less effective at keeping people from being killed, than school crossing guards. I think we have a better chance at keeping children from being hit by cars than to save people from smoking related deaths.
I think that the money in this case should be put towards the school crossing guards just because I think protecting little kids from cars is more important than trying to get addicted smokers to stop. It would be a lot harder and more money to convince a lifetime smoker to stop than it would be a person driving through a cross walk in front of an elementry school.
You learn something new everyday. I had no idea that this was an issue going on so after reading your blog post I felt I learned something new. The way you described the article's content and then followed it up with your opinion was a good way to organize your thoughts.
ReplyDeleteWow Callan, your blog post is very interesting. I heard something about the same issue a few days ago, it will be interesting to see what happens. I think the situation you read about would make a very good topic for your paper at the end of the semester. If you can find a way to link your topic to San Jose, it would be perfect. Other than that, great work :) keep up the interesting blogs..i seem to always been responding to them lol
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