Wall Street Trying to Kill eCigarettes

[LoveVanilla]

I've been saying for a while that there is big money behind the lobbying and propaganda to kill eCigarettes. And just today the source of that money became clear:

Wall Street Tobacco Deals Left States With Billions in Toxic Debt[/h]

ProPublica’s analysis is the first to measure the magnitude of the high-risk debt involved in the tobacco deals and to calculate how much Wall Street’s dealmakers earned. It also shows how much of the tobacco money has been securitized — that is, turned into payments that go to investors. As of this year, at least one out of every three dollars coming in under the settlement is pledged to investors, according to bond disclosures and payment data from the National Association of Attorneys General, which tracks the flow of funds.

Wall Street, you know, the guys that according to a US senator "own" the US Congress. They don't give a rat's ..... about your health -- their profits hinge on your smoking of cigarettes.

Everyone better make their voices heard at the FDA -- or accept your fate! THIS IS THE LAST DAY!!!

 

[Raex]

While I do agree that we should do everything we can, I've unfortunately lost so much hope in the system. These politicians and CEO's will stop at nothing to get their payday.

 

[LoveVanilla]

However, they do see the writing on the walls and alleys. If there is a hue and cry, they will abstain until they think people are not watching. It CAN be done -- we're successfully beating back attempts by Gates and other tech plutocrats such as Zuckerberg to triple imports of temporary foreign workers -- even in the face of elevated unemployment.