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Re:New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for fut... by sarcoplasmic on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @12:42PM (#33972558)
With 8% of NZ smoking and that number apparently falling, can you state the problem?
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Re:New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for fut... by barbazoo on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:04PM (#33973018)
> She added that the legislation could close the life expectancy between Maori and non-Maori citizens. The overall smoking rate for Maori citizens is at 19.9% - down from last year's figure of 22.3%.

8% among general population but 19.9% among Maori.

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Re:New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for fut... by TheHappyOddish on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @04:55AM (#33981704)
Yes, the dark people can't look after themselves, we know better.

That link of thinking has always gone very well in the past.

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Re:New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for fut... by kwhitefoot on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @02:22PM (#33974314)
And falling rapidly.
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Re:New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for fut... by barbazoo on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @02:32PM (#33974450)
Could you point me to the numbers that suggest a rapid fall over time or are you implying it based on the change over the course of one year mentioned in the article?
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Re:New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for fut... by kwhitefoot on Wednesday December 14, 2022 @07:44AM (#33982724)
The latter.
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Re:New Zealand passes legislation banning cigarettes for fut... by hedora on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @01:02PM (#33972971)
Lower tax revenues and tobacco profits?
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