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New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cuts (www.theguardian.com)
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Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives

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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

A value immune to change in exactly one direction, apparently.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You don't really know how an addiction works, do you? Nevermind that being a question for you to answer. I suppose I already know you don't.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Do you know how quitting an addiction works? Ideally... you take less.

    That's not a paradox or a gotcha. It's the only way people break the cycle. You understand that cycle can be deepened. You seem absolutely confident there's no other direction.

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago

    You seem to think the people having low nicotine cigarettes forced on them want to quit smoking.

    And no. I'm not saying there is no other direction. Upping the age every year would work. Upping the prices would work, but is a ln asshole move for a government to make, banning cigarettes would work. Lowering nicotine in cigarettes is what wouldn't work. It's straight up something that would make the smoking related health issues of an entire country worse instead of better.

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