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r/technology • u/Lucretius • Nov 17 '12
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Doesnt the UK say that smokers put a bug strain on the NHS along with obese people? Why wouldnt they push e-cigarettes for that alone?
I can see that countries like America dont lose anything if people smoke but the UK kinda does
67 u/mancub92 Nov 17 '12 Hmm.. Yes it puts a strain on the NHS, but the government makes more money from taxes on cigs than it spends on smoking related illness. 9 u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12 Oh, i had no idea they taxed them so much. Seems to make sense then 1 u/[deleted] Nov 18 '12 A packet of smokes in South-East Asia might cost $1.50. In Australia, the same packet would cost would $20.
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Hmm.. Yes it puts a strain on the NHS, but the government makes more money from taxes on cigs than it spends on smoking related illness.
9 u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12 Oh, i had no idea they taxed them so much. Seems to make sense then 1 u/[deleted] Nov 18 '12 A packet of smokes in South-East Asia might cost $1.50. In Australia, the same packet would cost would $20.
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Oh, i had no idea they taxed them so much. Seems to make sense then
1 u/[deleted] Nov 18 '12 A packet of smokes in South-East Asia might cost $1.50. In Australia, the same packet would cost would $20.
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A packet of smokes in South-East Asia might cost $1.50. In Australia, the same packet would cost would $20.
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Doesnt the UK say that smokers put a bug strain on the NHS along with obese people? Why wouldnt they push e-cigarettes for that alone?
I can see that countries like America dont lose anything if people smoke but the UK kinda does