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To: SheLion; BriarBey

While I agree with the sentiment of BT pulling their products out of the states that have banned smoking......they can not do it because of the MSA. and because of the MSA no state is going to ban the sale and use of tobacco products because that would be biting their noses to spite their faces. MSA payments are tied completely and totally to the sale of cigarettes.

That is the reason the states are fighting alternate sources for cigarettes......the less the big 5 sell in a state, the less money the state gets......

Greed - pure and simple.


51 posted on 06/11/2004 3:43:04 PM PDT by Gabz (RIP President Ronald W. Reagan 1911-2004)
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To: Gabz; BriarBey
they can not do it because of the MSA. and because of the MSA no state is going to ban the sale and use of tobacco products because that would be biting their noses to spite their faces. MSA payments are tied completely and totally to the sale of cigarettes.

That is the reason the states are fighting alternate sources for cigarettes......the less the big 5 sell in a state, the less money the state gets......

So! The best thing smokers can do to stick it to the states, is roll their own, buy from Reservations or off of the Net.  This way, the state will pull NO revenue from smokers.  Sounds like a plan to ME!

 

55 posted on 06/11/2004 6:19:46 PM PDT by SheLion (Don Imus is voting for FnKerry!)
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