-Caveat Lector-
With the law suits it could be that some of the Cigarette manufacturers wanted to
bring out
the fact that it was not (necessarily) the tabacco that caused things but the fact
that sugar
(among other things) has been added to tobacco and it is grown with pesticides and
herbicides. Has anyone ever burt sugar? Leaves a big gooey mess - Tar? I heard that
they
used to use fiberglass in filters.
Laura
Sno0wl wrote:
> -Caveat Lector-
>
> On 11 Feb 99, , Samatha wrote:
>
> > -Caveat Lector-
> >
> > We don't make war on all consumers goods which can lead to bad health in
> > the future. High fat foods, nitrites in processed meat, and on and on and on.
> >
> > Why tobacco? Sure it causes health problems in 2/3 of it's users, sure
> > the medical bills get expensive.....but are we taking a moral high ground
> > against sugar because of the incidence of diabetes in this country?
> >
> > Stevia, a natural, healthy, powerful sweetener was banned in the US for
> > years until health food advocates got it cleared to be sold as a food
> > supplement. Makers are not ALLOWED to advertise it as a sweetener. The
> > Japansese use stevia frequently, and it's added into their processed foods,
> > and they have a much lower incidence of diabetes.
> >
> > But to make my point.....I think the attack on tobacco is so that it will
> > be made illegal, forced onto the black market, sold at high prices -- tax free
> > -- and give the police-state another lame excuse to jail ordinary people.
>
> Yes, I agree....teenage cigarette smokers are already open to criminal prosecution,
> since it is now illegal for them to buy them.
>
> Interesting that is now LEGAL to refuse to hire people who use tobacco on or off the
> job....even though tobacco is still a legal substance. And this is a trend that is
>growing
> across the nation. Let alone that there is no way to prove which respiratory ailments
> are caused by tobacco and which by other pollutants in the environment--including
> automobile emissions, pesticides, and other airborne chemical pollutants (that stuff
> being sprayed in contrails across the nation?).
>
> Yet there is no refusal to hire people who drink alcohol or eat Twinkies....or drink
>milk
> laced with BGH....who are equally liable to require much medical attention and time
>off
> the job for substance-related illnesses.
>
> Is this perhaps just another move toward a facist state....that only those who can
>prove
> perfect health may work?
>
> Also curious how the courts are going after the gun manufacturers. I am not
> particularly in favor of guns yet don't want to see public access banned. The idea
>that
> a manufacturer can be sued if his product is used irresponsibly, in spite of no
>fault by
> the manufacturer itself--if successful--means that the government will be able to
>control
> who produces what, and which manufacturers are allowed to stay in business.
>
> Also curious how one pundit, speaking of economics, talked about the need to remove
> "Depression Era barriers."--making these "barriers" sound antiquated and outdated.
> Those are Anti-Trust Laws he's talking about.
>
> sno0wl
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