>Now, everyone has limits on how far individual choice is permitted. Some >would limit pornography, cannibis, tobacco, alcohol, prostitution, leaf >blowers, etc. These discussions usually occur is the framework of >questions of morality. I am only suggesting that we frame these questions >in a political context. > -- >Michael Perelman >Economics Department >California State University >Chico, CA 95929 With cigarettes, it would seem that the political context is close at hand. My understanding is that tobacco has been until very recently and maybe still the most highly subsidized agricultural product. In addition, the US has periodically used its trade policies to force other countries to import certain quotas of US cigarettes in exchange for trade agreements. Ellen Ellen J. Dannin California Western School of Law 225 Cedar Street San Diego, CA 92116 (619) 525-1449 FAX: (619) 696-9999
[PEN-L:726] Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Preference Formation
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