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Re:Is it time to treat sugar like smoking? by lawl on Sunday June 09, 2019 @05:59PM (#20142207)
> So to suggest that demand for alcohol is immutable seems quite absurd.

I'm not sure how you came to the conclusion that I suggested this. I'm also not interested in an emotional discussion on alcohol advertisement bans, because I frankly don't care.

Please don't put words in my mouth though.

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Re:Is it time to treat sugar like smoking? by darkpuma on Monday June 10, 2019 @10:15AM (#20146882)
If demand for alcohol is not immutable then demand for alcohol is not truly inelastic as your "third option" suggests.
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