Not all people are fully aware of the causes and results of their sins and are taking that all into account. There's so many people that smoke and wish they nev

Not all people are fully aware of the causes and results of their sins and are taking that all into account. There's so many people that smoke and wish they never started. Why did they start in the first place? Even my generation (I am in my 20s) is affected by it, although we grew up with our parents addicted to the stuff. A lot of these issues are offloaded to healthcare. It is the government's job to figure out strategies to reduce the load on healthcare systems. It's definitely a hard problem to solve, it could all end up in a failure, but it's important to discuss it before stamping "FAILURE" on it. Maybe there are good strategies that do work? To give an example of what works: when I was young we had many lessons about what smoking does to you. We discussed the effects of it and were shown pictures of gnarly lungs. That, plus how my parents smelled after smoking, definitely helped me make up my mind about smoking. Sugar is way more difficult than that, as you get addicted to it before you ever realize the effects of it. After years of just eating sugary foods and drinks, regular food starts to taste bland. I remember as a kid I hated the taste of water - how insane is that?! A tax is a worthwhile strategy to explore in my opinion.