1. The industry is bigger than tobacco; 2. Abuse of coffee has adverse effects, just need to prove malicious intent of the big evil coffee companies in concealing them to get you addicted; 3. Labour practices in the countries where coffee grows can be denounced forever (unlike tobacco which grows in US), and making the "big coffee" pay for them is a cause for many a politicians' life; 4. Millions of victims (coffee addicts), especially in US. They just need to be told. 5. Big Coffee tax can be tied to health reform. 6. Jobs created in regulation, ATF, IRS expanded, new caffeine quitting industry. 7. All coffee is imported, so quitting helps the trade deficit. That is much better than tobacco politically from any side.
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1. The industry is bigger than tobacco;
2. Abuse of coffee has adverse effects, just need to prove malicious intent of the big evil coffee companies in concealing them to get you addicted;
3. Labour practices in the countries where coffee grows can be denounced forever (unlike tobacco which grows in US), and making the "big coffee" pay for them is a cause for many a politicians' life;
4. Millions of victims (coffee addicts), especially in US. They just need to be told.
5. Big Coffee tax can be tied to health reform.
6. Jobs created in regulation, ATF, IRS expanded, new caffeine quitting industry.
7. All coffee is imported, so quitting helps the trade deficit. That is much better than tobacco politically from any side.