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New Zealand’s next govt to scrap tobacco law that ban smoking for next generation (www.firstpost.com)
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National’s unaffordable tax cuts to be funded by… (checks notes) …giving more people lung cancer.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But why?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

$$$ from big tobacco.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Nope, it's the tax dollars. The tax is about $1.18 per cigarette. That's $8614 per year in tex for a 20 a day smoker. In Australia it's even higher. They will never end smoking.