Posted on 02/05/2014 5:01:07 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
CVS Caremark is kicking the habit of selling tobacco products at its more than 7,600 drugstores nationwide as it focuses more on providing health care.
The nation's second-largest drugstore chain said Wednesday that it will phase out cigarettes, cigars and chewing tobacco by Oct. 1, a move that will cost about $2 billion in annual revenue but won't affect its 2014 earnings forecast. CVS Caremark leaders say removing tobacco will help them grow the company's business of working with doctors, hospitals and other care providers to improve customers' health.
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Yes, and don't call me "bro".
We have absolutely nothing in common and are adversaries.
You are a statist with a single-issue agenda and I am not.
You are an addict that pimps addiction to others.
Sorry you are mad bro.
So what you're saying is that you lie about being a smoker when asked. Amazingly, though , there are other ways of determining retail sales customers and sales than direct polling.
I am an addict to liberty.
You are an addict to statism pimping your addiction to others.
And don't call me "bro".
No, I only lie to pollsters when their questions are stupid and don't apply to anything I care about.
You pimp death, bro.
What I would like to see is for the tobacco companies to select just one state(NY) and quit selling their product in that state. It would be interesting to see just who hollers loudest. I’ll bet it will be those benefiting from the taxes on those products.
You pimp statism, and don't call me "bro".
Maybe O/T, but I used to smoke and the last place in the world I’d go to get cigs was CVS, because I thought they were a bit pricey there. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but that was my perception at the time.
Their liquor is expensive, too, so if that were the next thing I wouldn’t care.
Under the category of you can learn a lot from a dummy:
Drango’s witless, unthoughtful and sociopathic shaming techniques work like a charm if you are debating abortion and baby killing in any Internet forum.
It drives pro abortion posters nuts. I have tried it a couple of times.
Well, would you look at that? By your own logic, the markets LOVE this decision!
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