Luddly Neddite
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Documentary showing on CNBC. A really nasty business. Interestingly, even though there are fewer and fewer and growers in the US, they're struggling because the cig makers are buying from other countries. 1200 people in the US die every day from cig related illness. (Damn, I am SO glad I quit!) As more Americans quit, most of the profits the makers get are from getting children in poor countries hooked.
Gangs are in the biz of buying from low tax states and reselling in high tax states. It said they can triple their profit and ATF work undercover to fight it. They just showed a bust that was worth $15Mil.
Apparently, there are also ties to terrorist groups though I missed the part that explained this. Hopefully, I'll get to watch it again.
Jeezus Krist - they just showed a price tag of $14.80 for a PACK of Marlboros. Back when I quit, a CARTON cost less than that.
I wonder how smokers feel about all this? The farmers say they just separate the facts of disease from what they do for a living.
Gangs are in the biz of buying from low tax states and reselling in high tax states. It said they can triple their profit and ATF work undercover to fight it. They just showed a bust that was worth $15Mil.
Apparently, there are also ties to terrorist groups though I missed the part that explained this. Hopefully, I'll get to watch it again.
Jeezus Krist - they just showed a price tag of $14.80 for a PACK of Marlboros. Back when I quit, a CARTON cost less than that.
I wonder how smokers feel about all this? The farmers say they just separate the facts of disease from what they do for a living.