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The alternative is high taxes on cigarettes. But that would also disproportionately affect lower-class people. As j16sdiz said, every law that bans stuff does t
by colejohnson66 5y ago
The alternative is high taxes on cigarettes. But that would also disproportionately affect lower-class people. As j16sdiz said, every law that bans stuff does this.
- atlasunshrugged 5y agoAnd also disproportionately help them, whether such taxes are regressive are not are tough to tell in the aggregate given a large portion of the people who quit will be lower class and have both financial/health benefits but a large portion of the people who don't will be doubly punished (although given these people are likely to be recipients of government aid partially funded by such taxes means it may also be a partial wash)