Altria or Phillip Morris

Heather said: "How evil are they? They distribute cigarettes. They own Kraft, a major food manufacturer. They supply much of the world, and kill it with cancer. This company has always fascinated me. Is it immoral? Or is it just business?"

bobjitsu said: "Just business, nobody is forced to smoke. I think it is criminal the government has gone after them they way they have the last decade or so. If the tabacco industry goes belly up we will go into a recession if not a depression."

HappyHarry said: "I think they're evil, but I think it's a decision. It's a product like anything else. If you want to die, you'll smoke. I don't think tobacco companies stand a chance in the U.S."

Heather said: "They are nothing more than a marketing company that doesn't really care about the customer. I doubt that cigarettes will ever go away. As long as there are people that want tobacco, it will be made. Their stock is selling at 60.00+"

HappyHarry said: "People have been betting on them to go out of business for a long time now. It still hasn't happened."

Heather said: "I have never invested in them. Mainly because my grandmas choice to smoke them helped to kill her. I would imagine that the sales of Kraft foods helps to make up for some of the lawsuit money you see tham have to pay out every once and again.."

HappyHarry said: "There are investment funds that try to be "socially responsible", although I think they're few and far between."