▲ 22 ▼ Australia made cigarettes expensive to stop people smoking. Did it go too far? (www.abc.net.au) submitted 1 week ago by Yasm@programming.dev to c/australia@aussie.zone 32 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] im_fine_sandy@nord.pub 4 points 1 week ago (2 children) I mean, enforcing bans on illicit substances has always worked so well historically. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 3 points 6 days ago But anti-smoking laws really have reduced smoking rates - by a lot. So yeah, sometimes that kind of law really does work. In fact it usually does work - just not always. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tankiesmasher@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago It is kinda weird how the arguments for this can sound like neocons arguing for the war on drugs. The difference is the policy is working, with smoking continuing to trend down consistently. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blind3rdeye@aussie.zone 3 points 6 days ago But anti-smoking laws really have reduced smoking rates - by a lot. So yeah, sometimes that kind of law really does work. In fact it usually does work - just not always. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tankiesmasher@aussie.zone 5 points 1 week ago It is kinda weird how the arguments for this can sound like neocons arguing for the war on drugs. The difference is the policy is working, with smoking continuing to trend down consistently. permalink fedilink source parent