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On 20 Jan 99, , Linda wrote:
> -Caveat Lector-
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> TOBACCO LITIGATION
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>
> [01/20] Clinton announces plans to sue tobacco companies
> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Justice Department is planning a lawsuit against
> tobacco companies to recover the costs to the federal government of
> smoking-related illnesses, President Clinton said Tuesday night.
>
> ``Taxpayers shouldn't pay for the cost of lung cancer, emphysema and other
> smoking-related illnesses. The tobacco companies should,'' Clinton said in a
> surprise announcement in his State of the Union speech.
As a smoker, I note that, in the past two years, the price of a carton of cigarettes
has
gone up about $4.Soon their will be an additional tax added, which will add another
couple of bucks. . Which means that the tobacco companies are not paying. The
consumer pays.
Although I've never tried it, I think you can get a hit of crack cheaper than a pack of
cigarettes. And soon a pack of cigarettes will cost about the same as heroin. I'm an
adult. But I understand that it will soon be easier--and less risky--and cheaper for a
teenager to get hard drugs than a pack of cigarettes.
That's real progress.
sno0wl
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