• spiffmeister@aussie.zone
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    1 month ago

    Yes, obviously.

    Not that obviously, the article cites data from Canada. The research states:

    There is strong evidence that reduction of tobacco taxes to combat smuggling had an adverse impact on smoking rates in youth.

    Given how many articles I see popping up on sky about this and that most of this BS seems to come from Pauline, pretty sure we can chalk this policy discussion up to the tobacco industry.

    • im_fine_sandy@nord.pub
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      1 month ago

      LOL. I agree that Hanson’s position does sound like she’s got tobacco lobbyists up her ass. God she’s trashy.

      That said, that doesn’t really contradict what I’ve said, both can be true.

      I don’t think we should halve excise or whatever, just stop the regular increases of theyre no longer effective.

      • Fluke@feddit.uk
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        1 month ago

        She the one that looks straight out of a 70s soap opera? (Sorry, from the UK and don’t know the names of your national scumbags 💛)