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To: tejek who wrote (125711)	10/10/2000 5:41:16 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1570746

Ted, I was a kid but I was never tempted to try tobacco. To this day I have never had so much as a puff. Kids can't die..they don't have to worry about warnings. Once they are addicted, its too late. If the kid ignores the warning it is still his fault. The tobacco companies did not push carts of cigarettes around school playgrounds. In fact it is illegal for children to buy their products. Most kids that do start smoking are teenagers not 5 year olds. They have to be held somewhat responsible for their own actions. (And for the 5 year olds the parents or other adult watching the child should be held responsible). Also once someone is addicted it is not to late. Millions of people have stoped smokeing after they were addicted. I'm hardly a big fan of tobacco companies. I would like it if they went out of business because no one wanted cigarettes any more. But forcing them out of business with regulations and lawsuits is oppressive. And after they are gone who is next, gun producers? fast food companies? producers of pornography? Tim