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Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 12:28:10 +0000
Subject: Re: Smoking & Smokeless
From: Joel Markwell <joeldm@mi*.co*>
To: <polarbea@sa*.ne*>
CC: Techdiver <techdiver@aq*.co*>, Cavers <cavers@cavers.com>

on 6/22/00 5:25 PM, Joe C at polarbea@sa*.ne* wrote:

> How about the gov't. subsidies?  Why not refuse to subsidize tobacco
> that is grown for the purpose of human consumption?  (I understand
> tobacco has other uses.)
> I can't fathom how a gov't. that whines about the medical expenditures
> caused by tobacco use will still subsidize it.  The politicians are
> sometimes worse the "big tobacco".


Joe,

It gets even worse. The GOP still pushes and gets gov't funding for
advertising to promote cigarettes and smokeless tobacco overseas, especially
in the third world.

Later,

JoeL

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