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Unmasking the TaxPayers Union as the Tobacco Protection Union
The most interesting thing so far about Hagers' Dirty Work book has been revelation of the extent that the Tobacco industry funds the Taxpayers Union and the people operating it. It appears that the organisation should be regarded as an organisation dedicated to killing citizens with tobacco products.
- The most interesting thing so far about Hagers' Dirty Work book has been revelation of the extent that the Tobacco industry funds the Taxpayers Union and the people operating it. It appears that the organisation should be regarded as an organisation dedicated to killing citize...
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- Unmasking the TaxPayers Union as the Tobacco Protection Union
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