According to North Carolina (2012), North Carolina had a total of 340 tobacco establishments employing 9546 employees across three primary segments. The number shows that tobacco provides numerous benefits to the economy. It provides thousands of people own job to make their live and earn money for their family. “The member of the tobacco industry stated that 41400 jobs are directly linked to tobacco industry, another 29600 jobs derive from allied industry”(Breed, ND). A factory usually consist of hundreds or thousands of people, it needs so many people to keep its normal running. Thus everyone is a part of the group. Which make everyone has their own sense of belonging. Therefore, tobacco industry plays an important role in society, solving the problem of …show more content…
“The world tobacco industry generated sales of almost $721 billion in 2010”, according to Market Line, “Cigarettes represent the leading market segment with revenue exceeding $681 billion, which accounts for almost 95% of the overall market. The yearly rate of market growth is expected to accelerate to be 4.5% until 2015, bringing the market to almost $890 billion”(Pearson2015). From economic study, currency circulating in the market is very important in the economy development. The circulation of currency is one of the important factors of economic development. “In the 2000 election cycle alone, tobacco interests directed $8.3 million to federal election efforts, including $5.2 million in soft money, $2.4 million in PAC contributions and $670,000 in individual contributions.”(Washington, DC, 2001). Tobacco industry has become one of the important positive motivations for economic development. We know people who would like to smoking usually take a box of cigarette a day, so he will cost money on cigarette everyday, which brings more currency circulation than consume on clothes, food and transportation etc. Meanwhile, it’s impossible for someone to buy clothes everyday. The more that currency circulation is, the better that the situation of development of economic