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minus-squareCase@unilem.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·9 months agoDon’t forget a lot of the cost of a pack of smokes is often more due to taxation than the cost of the product, even if you include things likes all the overhead for marketing and legal and shit.
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·9 months agoYeah that’s because of aforementioned Pigouvian taxes. The entire point is pricing some people out of purchasing them.
minus-squarestonedemoman@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·9 months agoAKA bankrupting the disadvantaged that have developed a drug dependence like a complete tyrant. Did you know that tobacco is the third most addictive substance on the planet?
Don’t forget a lot of the cost of a pack of smokes is often more due to taxation than the cost of the product, even if you include things likes all the overhead for marketing and legal and shit.
Yeah that’s because of aforementioned Pigouvian taxes. The entire point is pricing some people out of purchasing them.
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AKA bankrupting the disadvantaged that have developed a drug dependence like a complete tyrant.
Did you know that tobacco is the third most addictive substance on the planet?