Laws should be enacted on the basis of their contribution
to enhancing the public good. These laws may affect affect, individuals and companies
differently, but as long as fundamental rights of the people are not violated, general
public good must take preference over considerations of advantage or disadvantage of
public companies.
Further, if the law favours a company
companies which because their operations are more compatible with the public good, then
there is all the more reason for enacting law.
The question
does not clarify what kind of regulation of tobacco product is envisaged, and how it
will benefit Phillip Morris. But if Phillip Morris is benefited, for example, because it
sells products that are less harmful to health, then there is no justification for
grudging their added advantage.
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