Another trait I think oil wells and cigarette brands have shared is the decline curve or decline rate
Its unlikely many people died as a direct result of the habit since up until the last century few lived to what we would now consider middle-aged, when we might start to see cancer rear its ugly head
If youve ever gone into any store with a child like I have, theres chaos at the checkout counter and youre not really paying attention. With items being rung up quickly, she added, consumers are trusting that the retailer is actually charging them the price thats displayed. Her state settled in 2023 with Dollar General for $1.2m after finding more than 2,000 items rung up as overcharges across 58 stores
I remember Lew saying, Well, lets see whats in the files on that. It gnawed at him, but it wasnt there
There is also a political dimension to the Chinese leaderships reluctance
I am a photographer in order to make art, and to make money, but the reason I couldnt do much else is not because I couldnt do anything else, but rather that I never developed any other skills
