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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by another-dave on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:35PM (#29003403)
though if that's correct, in that case, wouldn't the 'sin' tax have been political suicide if that was brought in first when there was even more smokers?
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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by scrollaway on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:39PM (#29003487)
You can make a tax far more gradual than a ban. Slow boiling frogs and what not. And that is exactly what happened with cigarettes, at least here in Europe.
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