Statement of William V. Corr, Executive Director, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Tobacco or Kids? Who has values? Washington, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By telling $12 million worth of lies, the Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds tobacco companies have again protected their profits at the expense of children. By defeating a ballot initiative to increase Oregon's … [Read more...] about Tobacco Industry Puts Profits Before Kids in Defeating Oregon Ballot Initiative
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Measure 50 Fails in Oregon
Measure 50 would have raised the tax on a pack of cigarettes by 85 cents to pay for children's health care and other programs in Oregon. Don't let this failure for the health of Oregon's children lead you to believe that Big Tobacco will always win. There will always be web sites like Ciggyfree to point out how Big Tobacco manipulates people, our land, our air, and even … [Read more...] about Measure 50 Fails in Oregon
Are You ‘For Sale’ on Measure 50 in Oregon
Big Tobacco is sweating this one out after poison-nicotine profits supply $12 millions for subverting Oregon voters. That old cliche "The nation's eyes are on you" is quite literally true for Tuesday's vote. Big Tobacco has been forced to wreak out the largest bribe-run of political-ad monies in Oregon's history, with $12 millions already spent. Campaign contributions … [Read more...] about Are You ‘For Sale’ on Measure 50 in Oregon
Tobacco Campaign Tops Record $11 million (Oregonian)
The tobacco money against Oregon's Measure 50's proposed cigarette tax increase keeps piling in. Philip Morris has donated another $1.1 million to the campaign, putting total contributions to that effort over $11 million. Philip Morris, the Richmond, Virginia,-based maker of Marlboro cigarettes, and its parent company have donated $6.9 million to Stop The Measure 50 Tax … [Read more...] about Tobacco Campaign Tops Record $11 million (Oregonian)
Send the Carpetbaggers Home: Vote Yes on 50
Salem Oregon - What was it Deep Throat said during the Watergate fiasco? "Follow the money." When we do so today in the Measure 50 debate what do we find? We find the anti-50 side has shattered all records for spending... over $10 million and still going strong... 99.999% of which comes from three out of state tobacco companies. Oh the shock and surprise are … [Read more...] about Send the Carpetbaggers Home: Vote Yes on 50
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