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The fact is that a person receives more pollutants from automobile exhaust than from second hand smoke (Williams 1). Forces determined that the amount of carcinogens released into the air by motor vehicles is equivalent to every person in the United States smoking 42.5 cigarettes every minute (Williams 1). Even after studies like this, many legislators and environmental agencies would rather focus on smoking instead of the more prevalent and dangerous problem of exhaust emissions (Williams 1). "So instead of worrying about whom is smoking next to you, worry about your daily commute to work (Williams 1)." As not obvious as it might seem, there are many political debates about this subject in congress.
             The Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act of 1969 banned cigarette advertising from American radio and television beginning January 1, 1971 (Hilles 1). It also allowed the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to consider warnings in printed advertising after July 1, 1971 (Hilles 1). President Richard Nixon signed the act on April 1, 1970 (Hilles 1). After the passage of the act, cigarette companies agreed to list tar and nicotine content in their advertising and also agreed to feature the health warning label in printed advertising (Hilles 1). .
             "We all have noticed the banishment of cigarette advertising in the past years and now we see advertisements about smoking and what can it do for you" (Williams 1). One example is a movement called Truth, which is a government paid program to stop teen smoking. Even tough .
             tobacco companies are not allowed to advertise since the broadcast advertising ban of 1971, they still manage to get the word out in alternate means (Hills 1). Ligget & Myers, Phillip Morris, and R. J. Renolds all signed contracts with automobile racing organization as a way to keep their brands on television, announcing that the races would be named after popular brands (Hills 1).


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