Cigarette taxes are often increased in an attempt to curb smoking rates. When I first thought about this approach, it seemed fraught with contradictions. After all, aren’t governments benefiting from smokers by raising cigarette taxes?
When smokers quit smoking, how does the subsequent reduced revenue stream affect government programs paid for by cigarette taxes? Don’t governments really need smokers to provide this tax money? If so, what incentive is there for them to try to reduce smoking...
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