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My government banned cigarettes and alcohol during lockdown (don't ask). And the only thing it achieved was they missed out on billions in sin tax revenue duri
by beAbU 3y ago
My government banned cigarettes and alcohol during lockdown (don't ask).
And the only thing it achieved was they missed out on billions in sin tax revenue during that time. I have a few friends and family in the retail and hospitality space, and all of them were trading under the table.
Our local ice cream van (who remained operational because they were deemed "essential retail") pivoted to a mobile liquor store overnight.
- whaleofatw2022 3y agoI vaguely get the ban. Cigarettes and alcohol are probably high on the list of things people 'go out for a pack of'. Doubly so when there's fuck all to do. Banning them would theoretically lower some spread.
- Nasrudith 3y agoI've seen the exact opposite practiced for alcohol: declaring liquor stores essential because DTs are no joke and they don't want alcoholics in withdraw taking up hospital beds.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 3y agoWas a legitimate risk early on in COVID and why many places declared them essential businesses, which I am guessing is also what you are referencing without being explicit about it