July 17, 2001 "We deeply regret any impression that premature death of smokers could represent a benefit for society. Tobacco is a controversial industry, but we are still an industry and sometimes we need some economic data on our industry." - Remi Calvet, a spokesman for Philip Morris, after the company commissioned a report that, in essence, stated that the Czech Republic saved a ton of money in 1999 due to not having to take care of old people who died early from smoking. I say run with this ball, and hire Kevorkian as your next pitchman.