NEW on Saturday: a jury in Florida has found against R. J. Reynolds to the tune of $23-Billion.
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The Pentagon wants to eliminate the current 25% discount service member pay for tobacco products at commissaries.
Ouch! I mean REALLY? These men and women went to combat and fought for you and now you'll begrudge them a discount on their ciggs? Will you also eliminate the discount on booze? Let's make 'em pay for their own uniforms too, Congressmen!
Prediction: It goes nowhere.
ALSO: 58% of smokers see higher taxes on their drug of choice as unfair punishment!
[See full GALLUP POLL
HERE.]
[PLUS: A strange
story from this morning: “smoking itself may increase suicide risk and that efforts to reduce smoking may lead to lower suicide rates.”]
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