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The average cost of a pack of cigarettes in the UK is £4, of which £3 & 20p goes to taxes. So, of course, the UK government is investigating price fixing. How this price fixing worked in spite of the massive smuggling of cigarettes in the UK isn’t clear. And doesn’t price fixing help with preventing tobacco use, something the UK government is considering making tobacco illegal to prevent? The UK government should give the companies involved a reward and tell them to work harder at raising the price.
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Here’s how badly the Democrats have positioned themselves: [Howard] Dean’s statements about Saddam today are being referred to as doing “damage control”. When the capture of a mass murdering dictator by your own nation is damaging to your political prospects, it’s time to ask yourself what the heck you’re doing.
Meanwhile Dean is getting ready to buddy up with Arafat and Kim Jong Il. In for penny, in for a pound I guess.