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Article: If Philip Morris Doesn't Want Kids to Smoke, Why Is It Fighting A Cigarette Tax Increases In Texas?
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 15, 2005
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WASHINGTON, July 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The following is a
statement of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Executive Director
William V. Corr:
Philip Morris claims that it is a changed, responsible company
that does not want kids to smoke and tries to help smokers quit. But
Philip Morris' actions tell a different story and show that the
company continues to oppose proven measures to reduce smoking and
save lives. In the latest example, Philip Morris is aggressively
fighting efforts in Texas, North Carolina and other states to
increase cigarette taxes despite admitting in its own internal
documents that increasing the cigarette tax is one of the most
effective ways to keep kids from smoking and ...