it’s free market capitalism, actually.
CVS is betting (and it is very much a bet) that they’ll make a lot more money off of the “Little Clinic” style health services providers it wants to put in it’s stores than it will off of tobacco sales.
CVS is partnering with one of the big national hospital chains (I think, not Kaiser) and offloading tobacco is part of the deal.
it’s free market capitalism, actually.
Yes it is! If this causes CVS to go bankrupt that is fine as long as they don’t beg for a govt bailout...