This argument would be sound if America's tobacco policy were written with the intention and result of benefiting the public good.
The tobacco policy also reflected an effort by the White House to deal again with the issue.
Those dimensions in the national debate over the tobacco policy became clear this week.
At long last, the country would have a national tobacco policy.
He also wants to see the company accepted as having a legitimate seat at the table when tobacco policy is being debated.
Still, his record on tobacco policy is likely to surface in Senate confirmation hearings next week.
The largest amount of new revenue anticipated in the budget would be generated by the President's tobacco policy.
Even the veterans of tobacco policy are loath to make predictions in this area.
It's the most complicated thing I've ever encountered in 30 years of working on tobacco policy.
Firstly, European tobacco policy is not consistent, a point which has already been argued.