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by nsonha 1619 days ago
I love that they need evidence for "taxation works". It doesn't take a prophet to tell if you charge $10 for a can of soda, sales decline. The question is how much can we tax
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Had increasing the tax on cigarettes caused people to buy fewer cigarettes?
From the smokers I talked with yes. I know one guy switched to vaping because it was much cheaper (and, even though we won't know it for another 30 or so years, much less unhealthy).
if I say I know, it would be a lie, but why not? What happened instead?