Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives

    • XbSuper@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Seatbelts save significant medical costs that the government has to pay for. Cigarettes do not, as the medical cost has already been paid by said smoker 10 times over due to outrageous taxes.

      Smoking bans are a severe government overreach, and I will celebrate every time one gets slapped down.

      • Quokka@quokk.auOP
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        1 year ago

        Seatbelts have saved millions of lives globally since their introduction, but fuck that when there’s the great injustice of them being mandatory!

        Seriously mate, get some perspective.

      • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Yeah good idea, just let them go flying out the windscreen then waste a valuable ambulance and ICU bed because, you know, they should be able to choose or some shit no matter the cost.