TFC

Altria Has Been Great, Time to Exit

The master settlement:
Financial Provisions
bullet States will receive over $206 billion over 25 years.
bullet Up-front payments - $12.742 billion.
bullet Annual Payments, beginning April 15, 2000 - $183.177 billion through 2025.
bullet Strategic Contribution Fund, 2008-2017 - $8.61 billion.
bullet National Foundation ($250 million over next 10 years).
bullet Public Education Fund (at least $1.45 billion 2000-2003).
bullet State Enforcement Fund ($50 million, one-time payment).
bullet National Association of Attorneys General ($1.5 billion over next 10 years).
Do we really think the states will support killing this sacred cow especially in this environment?


On Dec 17 08:40 AM grandpafirst wrote:

> Sounds as though Obama's thugs are already setting up their payoffs
> to their campaign contributors - the ambulance chasing legal thugs
> who are going to get handsomely paid by the law suits. These excessive
> fees will pay for their pro-bono defense of the Gitmo terrorists.