There's been a lot of discussion about increasing the tax on tobacco in Utah. But an even bigger question is: Why does the United States of America continue to subsidize the growing of tobacco on the one hand, yet take the tobacco-product producers to court and teach against the use of tobacco on the other?
Our money wasted again.
Terry Gunn
Elk Ridge
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college is for everyone
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