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Philip Morris to launch new $30 mln production facility in western Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Smoking is bad for a country under stress. The population decline from war followed by the population decline and health costs for that population years later will set the country back even further.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Absolutely, yet smokers not smoking is **really ** bad for the stress level.

I'm thinking more in lines of whether this is war profiteering, worker exploitation, or a genuine needed help from the good old tobacco giant.

Personally I would think they could get their products produced elsewhere if they needed, so I am wondering what a producer of luxury products gain from establishing anything in a war zone. Do they even grow tobacco in Ukraine?

[–] Wilshire 2 points 2 years ago

I don't think production would affect domestic consumption, but also fuck tobacco.