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...while White's experiences inhaling cigarettes from Camels to Newports do not have much relevance to the tobacco industries' policies as a whole, it seems, in this first chapter, that White is attempting to justify his writing of the book. By showing that he too was victim of the manufacturer's ploys, White avoids alienating smokers by appearing to be a "holier than thou" figure...
White concentrates first on the great lobbying power cigarette companies have held over Congress and in local politics. Citing a statistic that out of 451 congressional districts, tobacco is grown only in 51, White presents us with information regarding laws and national tobacco policies to show that the cigarette kings have more than their fair share of representation in Washington...
...weakening the phrasing of the warning labels on cigarette packs, waging over the past decades a winning battle to eliminate the words "death" and "addiction" from package covers. Later White says that the cigarette companies often work for legislation that benefits their interests while taking advantage of the numerous tobacco farmers in the South...
...lawyer, the author traveled around the country and did extensive research on the subject of anti-tobacco company legislation. He argues that the companies are guilty on two counts: they have so much money that they can extend the litigation process indefinitely, and they are uncooperative in providing information pertinent to the cases...
White focuses on the 1986 case of Marsee vs. United States Tobacco Company, to show how a company's evasive policies can work to its advantage. Arguing that the head of U.S. Tobacco refused to answer questions pertaining to the charges that Sean Marsee died from oral cancer as a direct result of chewing tobacco daily for seven years, White presents convincing excerpts from the case testimony...