I will tell you something else. Tobacco is the No. 1 preventable cause of death in America today. You can't say that about corn, soybeans, wheat or any other commodity. You can't say that about it. You know it as well as I do. You can't make light of the fact that a product, if used as intended, kills people. You can't make light of the fact that when you follow the manufacturers' directions, you die when you use that product.
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