tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post5553638789728548873..comments2024-03-04T16:39:30.609+13:00Comments on Lindsay Mitchell: Smoking: relationship between smoking and deprivationLindsay Mitchellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04437693272797130833noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-71055472281074070232014-05-20T22:33:27.063+12:002014-05-20T22:33:27.063+12:00Brendan, tobacco is a fiercely addictive drug.
Th...Brendan, tobacco is a fiercely addictive drug.<br /><br />The poor afford cigarettes any way they can.<br /><br />Tobacco tax is an unconscionable assault on the poor, one that might as well have been designed to keep them that way. :-(Richardhttp://blog.eternalvigilance.me/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-71632506473119486662014-05-19T16:48:49.887+12:002014-05-19T16:48:49.887+12:00How do the poor afford cigarettes?
the 10% of net...<i>How do the poor afford cigarettes?</i><br /><br />the 10% of nett taxpayers who pay for everything for everyone else give them benefits.<br /><br />who else do the 90% afford anything else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-12675951861437572302014-05-19T15:41:00.260+12:002014-05-19T15:41:00.260+12:00Of course there is nothing the calvinistic middle ...Of course there is nothing the calvinistic middle class enjoy more than depriving the poor of their pleasures.Andreihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04536593172412406428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19962237.post-54088669446019165872014-05-19T14:35:55.871+12:002014-05-19T14:35:55.871+12:00The answer to your question is likely both / and.
...The answer to your question is likely both / and.<br /><br />How do the poor afford cigarettes?<br /><br />Brendan McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02741263914308842497noreply@blogger.com