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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish5•1 year agoGreat way to create a black market. Smokers are also disproportionately lower-income, so its just punishing poor people even more. Its very difficult to quit smoking and raising costs won’t do it for a lot of people.
minus-squareGizmoLionlinkfedilink0•1 year agoRaise costs in the form of taxes, use the taxes to provide cessation assistance services.
Great way to create a black market.
Smokers are also disproportionately lower-income, so its just punishing poor people even more. Its very difficult to quit smoking and raising costs won’t do it for a lot of people.
Raise costs in the form of taxes, use the taxes to provide cessation assistance services.