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minus-squareSilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 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-squareGizmoLion@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 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.