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A 'huge' trade-off: One Nation's pitch for cheaper cigarettes (www.sbs.com.au)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/australianpolitics@aussie.zone
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[–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Basically as expected.

So now it has to be assumed that the majority of smokers in Australia are not just dickheads, but are also criminals.

Being a dickhead is obviously far from illegal in Australia, but being a criminal...

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    Well I think that’s a bit harsh, giving it up isn’t easy. The two smokers I’m close to certainly aren’t dickheads and it was being frightened by losing my legs made me give up, not the money. I’d like to think I’m not a dickhead but I guess that’s subject to opinion.

    At the end of the day, these laws just don’t work and we see that here in action. It’s wraparound services and support that’s what’s really needed. Only one form of quitting aid is on the PBS and that’s the full strength patch.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Dropping down the strength of cigarette is the easiest way to quit smoking, it only takes part of a pack to adjust to the lower strength, and by repeatedly doing that over time you are reducing your physical dependence on nicotine (only a part of the addiction).

    I started smoking when I was 12, and stopped when I was 34.

    I might still be a dickhead, but I was much more of a dickhead when I was smoking, just like your friends... and anyone who buys cigarettes for them.

    Smoking is very obviously stupid.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    That method partly contributed, yeah, but at the end of the day it was the fear of losing my life. I enjoyed smoking cigarettes, I found it relaxing.

    Yeah I wouldn’t call them dickheads, even yourself previously. A dickhead is someone who is an arsehole generally and to others.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    Different people use different words differently, I call albo a bogan (among many other things) other people obviously wouldn't.

    smoking is definitely a dickhead thing to do, it kills you, it stinks, its antisocial, a very large proportion of smokers litter, it's stupidly expensive, it's a fire risk, a distraction while driving etc etc, and you will end up looking like pauline hanson if you do it long enough, every single smoker will end up looking like pauline hanson, and she is a complete dickhead. I rest my case.

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