▲ 94 ▼ New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by Marsupial@quokk.au to c/world@lemmy.world 30 comments fedilink hide all child comments Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives
[–] Marsupial@quokk.au [S] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children) Seatbelts greatly upset you don’t they? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] XbSuper@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [+] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -39 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yes. I think as a law they are absolutely idiotic. If someone wants to not use them, let them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Marsupial@quokk.au [S] 24 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) You're an idiot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -13 points 2 years ago No u permalink fedilink source parent
[–] XbSuper@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -39 points 2 years ago (3 children) Yes. I think as a law they are absolutely idiotic. If someone wants to not use them, let them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Marsupial@quokk.au [S] 24 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) You're an idiot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -13 points 2 years ago No u permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Marsupial@quokk.au [S] 24 points 2 years 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. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) You're an idiot permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -13 points 2 years ago No u permalink fedilink source parent