Dangers of Tobacco
The other side of the righteous war against tobacco companies is that for at least 63 years, in my case, I like every other fatalistic kid knew that nicotine is and was addictive and poison, so it’s our own stupid fault for smoking.
The media should be blasting the government’s subsidies to tobacco, not siding with the opportunistic class-action lawyers who are trying to ruin what could be a valuable capitalistic industry supplying what people want. Besides, the more people smoke, the healthier Social Security will be, and maybe my RJR stock will go back up.
TOM HILLMAN
Laguna Beach
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