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Duct Tape's avatar

The saga of Big Tobacco vs Vaping is an example of one of my favorite rants in action. Politicians have only one thing to sell: an unfair competitive advantage to the highest bidder. Big Tobacco Companies are notorious, unrepentant lobbyists of Congress. Many members of Congress owe their lavish lifestyle to Big Tobacco. Is it any surprise that Big Tobacco Protection Acts (laws against vaping) were passed?

I remember one of my friends in the Air Force (a dedicated smoker) decided to quit. Smoking had just been banned in all Air Force vehicles and we were crew members. The Flight Veterinarian prescribed patches for my friend. A week or two into his withdrawal I asked how it was going. He said it was very rough and the patches didn’t seem to help. Then he showed me a box of the patches. They were made by a subsidiary of RJ Reynolds. We theorized that they were designed to fail. He eventually quit.

They want us dead.

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babloo's avatar

Nicotine is good but smoking and vaping are both bad for your health people.

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