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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
so your libertarian viewpoint suggests that you think the government should force lifestyle changes through economic means, because the people won't do so?
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that seems to be what happened in NYC with cigarettes. When I moved to NYC in 1992 the price per pack was $2.65, when I quit in 1996 it was $3.65. Now it is somewhere in the >$7.00 range. When they banned smoking in restaurants and bars, they jacked up the taxes. The city decides they need more money, they tax tobacco.
Smoking has been in decline steadily for NYC residents since the ban.
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