CiglessBot 15 Oct 2007 09:19 am
Cigarette Companies Light Up More Donations Against Measure 50
In a last-drag effort to defeat Oregon’s 85-cents-a-pack tax increase on cigarettes, the makers of Camel smokes tossed in another $905,000 today against the fight to crush Measure 50. Today’s donation puts tobacco contributions at a staggering record of $10 million so far. Reynolds American, the producers of Camel, has now contributed $4.2 million to the campaign against Measure 50. The other $5.8 million has come from Philip Morris, the maker of Marlboro’s.
In case you were wondering what Measure 50 will do, well, allow us to tell you what it will do: Money raised from the tax increase for cigarettes would be used to pay for children’s health insurance and other health programs.
Measure 50 will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot, with ballots being mailed next week.
While at least 10 other Oregon ballot measure campaigns have raised more than $5 million in adjusted-for-inflation dollars during the past 20 years, only one raised more than $7 million and none raised more than $8 million, the Oregonian reported.
Source: Joseph Friedrichs, New West
on 22 Oct 2007 at 4:45 am 1.Greg said …
We all know cigs are horrible for our health.
So horrible in fact… we should outlaw them!
Whoops…….there goes billions in tax revenue!!!
Who would oppose such a ban on cigs? The same hypocrite groups who support measure 50, that’s who!
Well,… wait a minute now…. maybe cigs aren’t all that bad after all eh?
No on measure 50!
So….. am I a smoker or non smoker?
You decide.
on 27 Oct 2007 at 8:38 pm 2.Janice said …
Greg-
It’s sounds to me like you hate helping people and it’s all about you. Children in Oregon need this help. As a matter of fact, not only do children in Oregon, but children all over the world. Please re-think on what you are doing to children. They need your help.