Remember: Smoking is a personal choice. Quitting smoking, on the other hand, is a CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY! This is a public service message from the tobacco industry!
I remember the ânewsâ, decades ago, reporting on an anti-smoking push by the government. They talked to a tobacco farmer who wailed that big gummit was âtrying to destroy his way of lifeâ.
Steve
New Zealand could have banned tobacco use outright, not unlike Prohibition in the US. However, I suspect they were aware of the hazards of prohibition and so are easing into it. Sort of âProhibition Lightâ one year at a time. Of course there will be leakage, but the government is hoping for the best.
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DB2
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Could have sworn I posted about that, along with a question whether the tax cuts would benefit the âJCsâ, as they usually do in the US, funded by the taxes Proles pay on their smokes.
Steve
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Any bets they did NOT include a significant cost increase in national healthcare going forward? Choices have consequences. But only if THEY have to pay (be responsible) for it.
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