Largely 'cause adults have turned a blind eye to the addiction of youth, society will continue to vote to increase the cost of smoking. Bummer.
ECON 101 still wins. An increase in the price of an item, will decrease demand.
The question is, however, should government be making all this money off of addicted teens? Isn’t that a form of exploitation?
You forgot ECON 102, An increase in the price of an item, will simply shift the item’s sale to criminals and the black market.
Happening all over the country as we type.
If you really personally want kids to stop smoking, do the right thing. Stop encouraging them by being a tool.
Film a PSA commercial where you smoke a cigarette, look into the camera and say:
“If you want to be just like me, Drango, don’t ever smoke.”
No kid would ever smoke again. Do it for the children.
Goofs like you make inhaling carbon monoxide cool.