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PegnVA

12/22/11 8:27 AM

#164024 RE: fuagf #164017

A greater portion of the U.S. tobacco industry's profits comes from outside the U.S., mainly from less-educated regions.
Philip Morris remains a big/influencial employer in the Richmond VA area albeit PM's international sales/investments now outpaces their domestic sales/investments. I've been told that in the past PM in Richmond VA gave every employee a (free) pack of cigarettes at the end of their shift - PM no longer does that as domestic profits have decreased, reflecting the fact that people have become more educated regarding the harm smoking cigarettes does to the human body.