Really!
It amazes me that you could be on this forum and enjoy it....
But then it seems a lot of people are here because of social reasons and not political.
BTW....the additive case was totally taken out of real context and they made a mountain out of nothing. All quality companies do this, and the small ones really can't afford to they control quality more through their repeated tobacco blending with out doing anything more. This results in occasional batches that are not up to snuff, so to speak.
All the cigarette company did was to monitor the nicotine content in the product they sold and try to make every batch to the same specifications of quality. Since tobaccos vary from growing season to season farm to farm the company had to spend some effort blending and sometimes used additives to guarantee product quality. There nicotine levels were no higher or lower than anyone else's. Just consistent from batch to batch, season to season, year to year, in tar, nicotine, taste. There is no benefit to increasing nicotine levels beyond the advertised amount as more nicotine beyond a certain level can make you sick, or worse you buy less cigarettes. It was a ridiculous assertion!
As a smoker, I know perfectly well that nicotine content varies with brand. Consistency is much more important than content to me. But for the record I smoke Marlboro reds...the short ones in a box. (and I like it)
The compounds added were NOT nicotine.
And no, I’m not anti cigarette.
But if you trust the big politician buying corporations then I’m not sure YOU belong on this forum.