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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by mullingitover on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:36PM (#29003428)
That's a claim unsupported by research[1].

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>From 2001 through 2015, increases in state-level excise taxes were associated with declines in prevalence of cigarette smoking. The effect was strongest in young adults (age 18–24) and weakest in low-income individuals (<$25,000).

So yes, taxes actually do at least affect smoking rates in the most vulnerable population. If you don't start smoking in your teens, you're much less likely to become a lifelong smoker.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6147505/

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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by Kbelicius on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @01:48PM (#29003627)
Your source has no relation to the claim that you are trying to refute. That claim being: "It wasn’t sin taxes that stopped people smoking on planes, in restaurants, etc. "
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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by tdeck on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @02:19PM (#29004121)
It has some relation. If people aren't smoking, then they aren't smoking in planes or restaurants.
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Re:10% of households pay more than 80% of taxes on alcohol a... by Kbelicius on Tuesday October 26, 2021 @03:14PM (#29004903)
No, it has none. They aren't smoking in planes and restaurants because it is illegal to do so.
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