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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by nicoburns on Saturday February 13, 2021 @08:07PM (#26128703)
Tobacco is/was also extremely lucrative. I don't think that's enough to protect it. But it's effect on societal productivity likely is.
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by grecy on Saturday February 13, 2021 @08:44PM (#26128918)
As far as I'm aware Tobacco is still extremely profitable, despite being horrendously bad for health.

If it were introduced today there's absolutely no doubt it wouldn't be allowed.

I'd say that means it is being protected.

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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by foolinaround on Saturday February 13, 2021 @09:06PM (#26129026)
it is'nt protected per se, more like it got grand-fathered in. inertia and all that.
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Re:50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to B... by grecy on Saturday February 13, 2021 @09:38PM (#26129180)
> it is'nt protected per se

...and you can guarantee a TON of people were absolutely certain the same was true about sugar not so long ago....

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