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To: speekinout
Your experience resembles mine with my father, too. It always amuses me to see people getting on their high horses and damning cigarette execs, and for not taking "the experts" at their word and simply shutting down the tobacco industry. As the link provided explains, there was no hard scientific evidence until the 50's, really, but that didn't stop people from knowing it was bad for you.

When I was a little kid, I thought "Why would I put smoke where air is supposed to go?" I didn 't need The Government to tell me smoking was something I didn't want to pursue. Now I eat too much red meat--I guess we're going to damn the meatpacking industry for not coming to my house and regulating my diet?

13 posted on 08/10/2005 8:55:37 PM PDT by Dr.Hilarious
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To: Dr.Hilarious
I guess we're going to damn the meatpacking industry for not coming to my house and regulating my diet?

They should at least be required to put a warning on your steak.

16 posted on 08/10/2005 9:03:31 PM PDT by Mind-numbed Robot (Not all that needs to be done needs to be done by the government.)
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