The tobacco giant’s alliance of convenience with Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) is a bootleggers-’n'-Baptists kind of thing. (Jacob Sullum, “All for Philip Morris”, syndicated/Reason, Feb. 21).
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“The promise of improving “public health” by limiting competition should sound familiar. It was the rationale for the agreement that resolved state lawsuits against the major tobacco companies by creating a government-backed cigarette cartel designed to funnel money into state treasuries.”
Just like the lottery. Can anybody explain to me why blackjack is illegal in most states but throwing money away on a state run lottery ticket is not?
Amsterdamsky: I’d add to that question one regarding why some states are contemplating selling their lotteries to a private business for the one-time infusion of cash.