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"I'M ONE OF AMERICA'S 45 MILLION SMOKERS.

I'M NOT A MOANER OR A WHINER.

BUT I'M GETTING FED UP.

I'D LIKE TO GET THE GOVERNMENT OFF MY BACK."

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my own lmm~, if> my Co' 'v truck a~.j With my rrie~dl>

t!w:~~d::re,…~t $'00'. Th""$ my right. y",,'ye prCbibit new he:v1 ab~<>1rhe ?">p",,,d

wcrkpl.<:<o b",,_ Th~y wa'" ,mOli.jng '" h t~"nea "nf'

"'he". 'I'lhe". ~,,~ w ,.,..,0'.,people 'IIi: '" " <m~·"""ek period,Thh me.n~ thJt ~m"kmJ; wili be illegal i" a;m<ll( every workplace i~!~~c(W(rc}, tmle~s ..~ ;ncrC<iib:y e~M~~ive,~"cd~ily ~omii~ea ,oom ;, pmvido<J,And

who "." Jibcd ,hal:

Did yo~ know 'he g<WemmeM31.0 i"v:nd. 1oc

th" bar, Ie eXle<>d '" tr~ch; Vil~' ~"d ¢vM pc,¥l!e

un ,f the"~ J~"d"> w<xken) 0;,; you bew that yew r'g~ to limo;'" at ho"'~ wili bit :hreA(,,'ned ew.cy

{,me i repairm",~ visit<.or ert; other work~r!

'rcv ff'..aj also h.. " h<!iml IDc"t ~~e p'<>l>=d &00% "'~ iMfW,,"on ciga""tte, ,,,me ,onl'~"m"'~ ."" taik'''B abcut. Than d,>cnmiMlion ~µ;n …• mo:.ers,

not-'it;t I~s>. Afvj ' will affcu l1on-,mokcrs .Ce wh~n

t"~ !:lootlegg:en sta't to g…t >nvo~d. Tr.ere;~ ~o q~~,OI'l '" my ""n1 that 1M go'-'<'!",·

mern ., ~eel'J"i an ~Ii·"wt ptohibi!;o~ 0" O'iocette,.And ,,~ee w,,'ve Ie thom>adl'eve: th…i, ge.1 the/II be fret (0 p,;cwe Ptht'" urge,,_ They'ligo Ioe "q~(>Cmc fan (ood

."d b,;ecrr,i'k Arnj w~o ~r'K>'''''…."~l eire_The'~', a line of dcrmc·oes a mile long.

We on wo<k the.' "we, o~~ togeth<lf w;:hcw:

(he i<Wemm.!nl leH'ng "" how to do it. Ii we let jt b«cme 10.-",the~ we've gOt ~ .ttriOl.l< nmblem. e.""""" lhe" peOllle '~, M' I"~g,,, )Iiow~rl to work ;( cut th"",,,,,i,,,,,We. !>,,,,,:oWik"

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an in!Nrr~d d…b~te br the ft,j.fkFO!ds lel:>acco

Ccmplny,We believe th.r the so,,";o~ to moSt imOk:tl8

;»uel ~a" b~ (o~nd i~MommcthtlOl>_ h f!lI(!'"Sw')'S i" wllich'.rro}cr. Md r.on_.mokerr. Qn co-ex$'[ peacef~lIy. "'_<1dw~~r><:<)"r~ di",%<,-", a~d di"""""on tll.t wi:! help

"," ,h~ inti.' witr.owtgovemmern ,,,,,,"vant!cn. For

rur:lwr mf",,,,,,t,,;m pieole <~~i-S(lO.364 e44!.

If you’re a smoker you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about. If you’re a non-smoker

you may think the current attempts to ban smoking in America have nothing to do with

you. But if you give me two minutes, I'll tell you why I think it's important that you

know what's going on and how it's going to affect you.

I choose to smoke. It's my decision. As an adult in a free country, it's my right. That

doesn't mean that I believe I have the right to blow smoke in your face. I think smoking

and no-smoking sections in restaurants and public places are a good way of keeping

everybody happy.

But when it comes to smoking in other places, in my own home, in my car or truck, and

with my friends, that's a different story. That's my right. You've probably now heard

about the proposed workplace ban. They want smoking to be banned anywhere where ten

or more people visit in a one-week period. This means that smoking will be illegal in

almost every workplace in the country unless an incredibly expensive, specially

ventilated room is provided. And who can afford that?

Did you know the government also intends for the ban to extend to trucks, vans and even

private cars if they're used by workers? Did you know that your right to smoke at home

will be threatened every time a repairman visits, or any other worker?

You may also have heard about the proposed 800% tax increase on cigarettes some

congressmen are talking about. That's discrimination against smokers, nothing less. And

it will affect non-smokers too when the bootleggers start to get involved.

There is no question in my mind that the government is seeking an all-out prohibition on

cigarettes. And once we've let them achieve their goal they'll be free to pursue other

targets. They'll go for liquor and fast food and buttermilk and who knows what else.

There's a line of dominoes a mile long.

We can work these issues out together without the government telling us how to do it. If

we let it become law then we've got a serious problem. Because then people are no longer

allowed to work it out themselves. We have to talk."

The "I" of the first paragraph is identified in the caption of the photograph at the top of

the page as Archie Anderson, "a Minnesotan born and bred. In the past he tolerated the

attacks made against smokers. But now he wants to speak up."

The piece closes with this paragraph:

This opinion is brought to you in the interests of an informed debate by the R. ].

Reynolds Tobacco Company. We believe that the solution to most smoking issues can be

found in accommodation[underlined thus, not in italics], in finding ways in which

smokers and non-smokers can coexist peacefully. And we can encourage dialogue and

discussion that will help solve the issue without government intervention.

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