William F. Shughart, II

In 1995, William F. Shughart II testified in Mississipi tobacco litigation that the state should consider "medical expenses saved by the State because of the alleged premature mortality of smokers," and that the state take into account the medical expenses saved due to the early deaths of smokers. 

In 1985, William F. Shughart, II wrote a letter to the General Services Administration protesting a proposed rule to make all federal buildings 100% smoke-free. Shugart stated that the cost of such a rule would be excessively high due to lost work time if employees were not allowed to smoke at their desks, and that formal smoking breaks would have to be instituted for these employees..

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