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minus-squareJoeBigelow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·17 hours agoUntaxed cigarettes are absolutely a thing
minus-squaretaiyang@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·16 hours agoI mean, in some places. The tax is generally a disencentive to start the habit. I’d be curious to see a natural experiment comparing places with and without it as the US dropped it’s smoking rate to low teens (at least, until vaping became a thing).
minus-squareJoeBigelow@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 hours agoYea, unfortunately selling vapes in gas stations got Americas kids hooked again. We almost beat it.
Untaxed cigarettes are absolutely a thing
I mean, in some places. The tax is generally a disencentive to start the habit. I’d be curious to see a natural experiment comparing places with and without it as the US dropped it’s smoking rate to low teens (at least, until vaping became a thing).
Yea, unfortunately selling vapes in gas stations got Americas kids hooked again. We almost beat it.