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[–] SilentStorms@lemmy.fmhy.ml 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great way to create a black market.

Smokers are also disproportionately lower-income, so its just punishing poor people even more. Its very difficult to quit smoking and raising costs won't do it for a lot of people.

[–] GizmoLion@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago

Raise costs in the form of taxes, use the taxes to provide cessation assistance services.