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A comment on America’s new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, the poor didn’t. Parent comment

Re:America’s new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, t... by vilmosi on Friday June 16, 2017 @02:31PM (#14571528)
> I just ate an orange that cost 50¢ and it was more luxurious than any cigarette I've ever smoked.

Given $5 for a pack, that's double the price. Expenses add up.

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Re:America’s new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, t... by chc on Friday June 16, 2017 @06:11PM (#14573012)
An orange includes 10–20 slices, so you could just as well say it's 1/10 the price. Trying to make a 1:1 comparison between oranges and cigarettes is a pretty weird idea in the first place.
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