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'''Lewis Solmon''' ([[Council for Tobacco Research]] special project researcher.): The industry employed Solmon to publicly criticize claims that smokers cost employers more in absenteeism, cleaning, breaks, insurance, etc. than nonsmokers.
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'''Lewis C Solmon''' worked for the [[Tobacco Institute and also received grants from the [[Council for Tobacco Research]] as a special project researcher. The industry employed Solmon to publicly criticize claims made by William Weis (and later others) that smokers cost employers more in absenteeism, cleaning, breaks, insurance, etc. than nonsmokers.
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At the time he was the Dean of the Graduate School of Education at UCLA. He had a PhD and MA in Economics from the University of Chicago,  He was also a member of the Goldwater Institute, and the president of the Milken Institute (1991-1997) which also found support from the tobacco industry.
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He became an adviser on education to Governor Arnold Schwartznegger of California, and the Florida Governor Jeb Bush.
  
 
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{{#badges: tobaccowiki}} Lewis C Solmon worked for the [[Tobacco Institute and also received grants from the Council for Tobacco Research as a special project researcher. The industry employed Solmon to publicly criticize claims made by William Weis (and later others) that smokers cost employers more in absenteeism, cleaning, breaks, insurance, etc. than nonsmokers.

At the time he was the Dean of the Graduate School of Education at UCLA. He had a PhD and MA in Economics from the University of Chicago, He was also a member of the Goldwater Institute, and the president of the Milken Institute (1991-1997) which also found support from the tobacco industry.

He became an adviser on education to Governor Arnold Schwartznegger of California, and the Florida Governor Jeb Bush.

Biography

Lewis Solmon was a Council for Tobacco Research Special Projects Researcher. (Source: NM Tobacco Companies Personnel List)

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