sabbah@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSmokers toss away 4 trillion plastic cigarette filters a yearlockqz.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down12
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minus-squarefennec@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·1 year agoJust follow Australia’s example and make them virtually unaffordable (especially for most of the smoking population).
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.
Just follow Australia’s example and make them virtually unaffordable (especially for most of the smoking population).
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.