Subject: Re:
Matt Kober answered :
>promoting the idea to governments that smoking is good for the economy
:ah
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From: Alexandra Hettergott (a.hettergott@wanadoo.fr)
Date: Thu Sep 27 2001 - 16:23:08 EDT
> Do you really believe that a tobacco company sponsors any event/work
>because they're just really keen on art?
That's but not the question (the Reemtsma collection (Hamburg ?) should
yet be considerable) ; fact is that they're sponsoring true artistic
production, not for their products' consumption (or make it a condition)
; and even if it is tax-deductible, (private) sponsorship does still
represent a useful and welcome activity (btw there's yet no obligation,
neither for the enterprise, nor for the artist him/herself ...) ;
another question is perhaps (dirty) money placement / laundering,
though ...
>as it reduces the demand for pensions.
Or add to their financing ... (the art of governing ...)