From: Joe@smokefree.org
Date: Wed, 11/15/06
Tobacco Money and Ballot Initiatives
Tobacco companies spent over $84 million
Tobacco companies spent a lot of money on the November elections and sometimes
reports were confusing or inaccurate (present company included). In effort to
straighten out the totals, here is what appears to have happened.
Not counting final expenditures (which have yet to be reported), tobacco
companies appear to have spent more than $84,000,000 (eighty-four million
dollars). A breakdown follows:
California: $65 million over a proposed cigarette tax increase
Arizona: $8.7 million (R.J. Reynolds) over a proposed clean indoor air law
Ohio: $5.4 million (R.J. Reynolds) over a proposed clean indoor air law
Missouri: $5.1 million over a proposed cigarette tax increase
South Dakota: $77,000 over a proposed cigarette tax increase
Joseph W. Cherner
"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the
world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." Margaret Mead
This email contains the opinions of Joseph Cherner, president of SmokeFree
Educational Services, Inc. Your comments, corrections, questions, or
suggestions are welcome.
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