But I stand with Justin on one thing: YOU put the
smoke to yer mouth.
YOU inhale.
What I do for the tobacco compnaies is antitrust work,
not product liability defense. Though the firm does do
PL defense, and I would do it for tobacco compnaies if
asked.
I'm a former pipe smoker myself
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But I stand with Justin on one thing: YOU put the
smoke to yer mouth.
YOU inhale.
What I do for the tobacco compnaies is antitrust work,
not product liability defense
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But I stand with Justin on one thing: YOU put the
smoke to yer mouth
Ottawa back in court against tobacco firms
By KIM LUNMAN
Globe and Mail Update
Aug. 14, 2003
OTTAWA The federal government resurrected its legal battle against Big
Tobacco yesterday to recover $1.5-billion in taxes it claims it lost to
a cigarette smuggling scam during the early 1990s.
We
it!
More damning evidence of corporate mal-practice emerges today as The
Economist highlights documents revealing that British American Tobacco was
engaged in price fixing negotiations with its competitors in Africa, Asia,
the Middle East and Europe.
The documents describe meetings between BAT
http://www.cpusa.org/articles/Big%20Tobacco%20undermines%20the%20American%20
way.htm
Big Tobacco undermines the American way
Kelle Louaillier
First the parade passes. Then dusk descends, the sky explodes.
It's the grand annual celebration of the foundations of American ideals:
freedom
Jordan Goodman, "Tobacco in History" (Routledge Press, 1993):
Little is known about the early years of the transition in the cultivation
of tobacco from an Amerindian to a European crop. Certainly it was rapid
and there is little doubt that in these years, and in places such a
Two further details on the tobacco in the
Chesapeake colonies.
One of the earliest and most successful of
the tobacco planters in Virginia was the son of
John Rolfe and Pocahontas (real name: Mataoka).
He was born in England where his mother died
but returned to her home
BTW, I can't help noting for fans of chartalism
on the list (more numerous over on pkt, actually)
that the use of tobacco and tobacco receipts as
money in colonial Virginia initially started in use
as a medium of exchange in the face of a shortage
of the officially approved British pounds
The world health organization released a report today on the action by
top executives of tobacco companies to subvert WHO anti-smoking
efforts. Not to demean the seriousness of the charges, but is there
anything to suggest that the actions of the tobacco industry are any
different from the lobby
Glory and Honour to Stanley and Susan Rosenblatt, lawyers for the class
action against tobacco capital in winning the judgement today from a
Florida Court of exemplary punitive damages of $145 billion for 700,000
sufferers!
No matter that the companies will haggle, if allowed, for the next 75
A not too-well recognized hero in this whole struggle is Stanton Glantz at
Stanford University. He has been instrumental in bringing secret corporate
documents of the big tobacco companies into the light of day and also in
promoting the perspective that anti-smoking means a critique of corporate
uot; wrote:
A not too-well recognized hero in this whole struggle is Stanton Glantz at
Stanford University. He has been instrumental in bringing secret corporate
documents of the big tobacco companies into the light of day and also in
promoting the perspective that anti-smoking means a critique of
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Martin, I did not know that Glantz was part of your group. Yes, he showed
enormous integrity. What is more surprising is that his case was perhaps
the
James Devine wrote:
We forget about the _benefits_ of tobacco: by killing people off, it allows
the social security system to remain solvent longer. Also, by killing off
those with weak wills, it could improve the quality of the gene pool. (This
is a joke on my part, but there are actually
The tobacco industry, a state monopoly, is very powerful in China. China is
the biggest market for international tobaco. On this issue, China is among the
most backward nation in the world, although smoking has recently been banned in
public places in major cities. The reason
Perjury, Clinton, tobacco execs
A lot of lawyers have written about perjury since Clinton's
testimony came out. Most that I've seen assert that it is a terrible crime
which strikes at the heart of justice and which is often prosecuted. Some
say it is seldom prosecuted, and tough
Becker, Gary and Kevin M. Murphy. 1988. "A Theory of Rational Addiction."
Journal of Political Economy, 96 (August): pp. 675-700; and Stigler and
Becker.They argue that addicts are rational, forward looking utility
maximizers, who make decisions in light of full knowledge of the
consequences
Hi folks:
Does anyone know of good articles on the political economy of the tobacco
and cigarette trade, particularly as it relates trade/investment
liberalization?
Jeff
This may be outside of what you are looking for, but Gary Becker did an
article on cigarette addiction and how to price
Hi folks:
Does anyone know of good articles on the political economy of the tobacco
and cigarette trade, particularly as it relates trade/investment
liberalization?
Jeff
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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 22:00:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Eugene Feingold [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: TIAA-CREF Tobacco Divestment
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HELP SPREAD THE WORD: THERE'S ANOTHER CHANCE, IN EARLY OCTOBER, TO VOTE FOR
GETTING EDUCATORS' CREF RETIREMENT SAVINGS OUT OF LETHAL TOBACCO
The most curious feature of smoking is its identification with
intellectuals. Poets, like politicians, are often thought of as sitting
in smoke filled rooms. Professors, smoking pipes. Deeply inhaling,
while deeply thinking. When did that image begin?
For one thing, I'm given to believe
Louis Proyect wrote:
Probably for the same reason so many Russians abused vodka. If you were
living in a society that you had no control over, lived in oppressively
monotonous housing, had no chance of material improvement, wouldn't you
take advantage of every little "kick" that came along?
If
an important factor in reducing
tobacco usage. Most enlightened drug policy spokespeople argue that
cocaine, heroin and marijuana should be treated like tobacco. They should
be legal and there should be extensive education about their dangers. Of
course, the interesting thing is that tobacco is the most
"kick" that came along?
Lou, that is bull. Alcohol consumption in EE was deliberately encouraged
under the feudal regime (which lasted until 1883) to increase the profits
of landowners who also controlled alcohol production. I do not know if
that that is also true for tobacco, though
One reason tobacco is more used elsewhere than in the U.S. was its
wonderful qualities of addition. States used it to raise taxes.
France, for example, forbade the planting of the crop. It was easier to
control as an import. Then it used the drug as a cash cow.
I would not be surprised
The most curious feature of smoking is its identification with
intellectuals. Poets, like politicians, are often thought of as sitting
in smoke filled rooms. Professors, smoking pipes. Deeply inhaling,
while deeply thinking. When did that image begin?
--
Michael Perelman
Interesting point.
On Tue, 11 Aug 1998 13:01:53 -0400 Louis Proyect
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Today's Financial Times has an article on how Eastern European are taking
up American smokes. Of course the marketing prowess of U.S. tobacco has a
lot to do with this, not to mention the "mystique"
Today's Financial Times has an article on how Eastern European are taking
up American smokes. Of course the marketing prowess of U.S. tobacco has a
lot to do with this, not to mention the "mystique" of America. But, why'd
so many Eastern Europeans smoke in the days when there was no a
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COLUMN LEFT
Setting Fire to Tobacco Legislation
Kenneth Starr lives in a g
There's a terrific new web site focusing on the evils of tobacco:
The URL is http://www.tobaccofacts.org
Especially useful for teachers and other moulders of minds.
Sid Shniad
Evils of tobacco? What next, evils of sex?
steve
On Tue, 4 Nov 1997, Sid Shniad wrote:
There's a terrific new web site focusing on the evils of tobacco:
The URL is http://www.tobaccofacts.org
Especially useful for teachers and other moulders of minds.
Sid Shniad
James Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] sez:
We forget about the _benefits_ of tobacco: by killing people off, it
allows
the social security system to remain solvent longer. Also, by killing
off
those with weak wills, it could improve the quality of the gene pool.
(This
is a joke on my part
Shouldn't it be "http://www.tobaccoevils.org" rather than
"http://www.tobaccofacts.org"?
We forget about the _benefits_ of tobacco: by killing people off, it allows
the social security system to remain solvent longer. Also, by killing off
those with weak wills, it could
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