More Tobacco Regulations Advocated, This Time by Big Tobacco Companies

"Analysts say Altria Group Inc.'s Philip Morris is protecting its dominant market share, cutting legal risks and making regulation more predictable, possibly paving the way for new tobacco products with less health risk. On the other side, smaller competitors, such as Camel and Kool cigarettes maker Reynolds American Inc. are fighting not to get left behind by a bill some call the ?Marlboro Monopoly Act.? ?They don't want the clock to stop and be stuck at 10 percent market share with Camel,? said tobacco analyst Gregg Warren of market research firm Morningstar Inc." This article offers an interesting insight on the symbiotic relationship between powerful corporations and the state.