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| The U. S. Chamber of Commerce represents three million small businesses in the United States. |
The U. S. Chamber of Commerce is the mouthpiece for the Tobacco Industry. |
| The U. S. Chamber of Commerce represents three million small businesses in the United States. |
The U. S. Chamber of Commerce has never consulted my business in any manner to consider my business's position on
the current Tobacco Legislation. When I called the Chamber, the Chamber's lobbyists shouted me down every time that I tried
to make them aware of my position. |
| The U. S. Chamber of Commerce opposes the tobacco legislation because the legislation raises taxes on citizens
with an average annual salary of less than $30,000. |
Between 70% and 80% of tobacco users wish they could quit smoking. If taxes are raised on tobacco, many tobacco users
*WILL* give up tobacco and therefore lower profits for the Tobacco Industry. |
| The U. S. Chamber of Commerce opposes teen smoking. |
Studies conducted in states raising taxes on tobacco confirm that teen smoking is reduced when tobacco taxes are raised.
By opposing the tobacco taxes, the US Chamber of Commerce condemns millions of children to a lifetime of tobacco addiction
and death from heart disease or lung disease. |
| The U. S. Chamber of Commerce opposes elimination of smoking in public places. |
Smoking in public places causes disease and addiction in smokers and nonsmokers alike. |
| The U. S. Chamber of Commerce claims that smoke free restaurants will hurt the restaurant's business. |
Many studies confirm that smoke free restaurants have at least as much business as they did before they became smoke free.
Many restaurants experience an increase in business. |
