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To put another spin on it: In Australia, at $56 for 40 grams of loose tobacco at Coles, the 170 grams or so he smoked would cost ~$240/week in 2018. If you add
by xyzzy123 8y ago
To put another spin on it:
In Australia, at $56 for 40 grams of loose tobacco at Coles, the 170 grams or so he smoked would cost ~$240/week in 2018. If you added a pint at the pub per day at city prices that’s another $70/week.
That’s $16000/year and would buy you a lot of books.
(This comparison for amusement purposes only... sin taxes seem to have increased much faster than inflation!).
- zeveb 8y ago> sin taxes seem to have increased much faster than inflation I think that's because back then, everyone smoke & drank, and rather more than we nowadays do, whereas now it's common to look down upon smokers in particular. They're a despised minority, so the ruling class see no problem increasing their taxes. After all, they're free to quite any time they like!
- posterboy 8y agoSmokers often overestimate the numbers, and underestimate how much of a minority they are. I read a number of ca. 10% (of adults I guess) for Germany. In some circles it feels like 99% and on average like 50%. Observation bias persists.
- hprotagonist 8y ago> sin taxes We call them "public health accommodations", now.