Dural
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What is with the crazy demonization of smoking vs drinking alcohol? Drinking is celebrated pretty much everywhere while people that smoke are made to look like outcasts. If you look at the taxes governments place on alcohol vs cigarettes, cigarette ads being banned from television, government anti-smoking ads, etc… Hell, some cities have even banned smokeless tobacco in public places.
Local taxes aren't included, so in certain cities you can double the taxes or more on tobacco. Looking at Chicago, taxes on alcohol amount to ~25% while cigarettes are over 100%.
I don’t quite get it, smoking really only affects the person doing it. With alcohol, not only is the person drinking affected; the family of the person drinking, the coworkers, and the public with the possibility of a drunk driving accident. They both can lead to negative health consequences, though I do think a chain smoker will live longer than a hardcore alcoholic.
This is coming from someone that has never smoked and only drinks socially.
Local taxes aren't included, so in certain cities you can double the taxes or more on tobacco. Looking at Chicago, taxes on alcohol amount to ~25% while cigarettes are over 100%.
I don’t quite get it, smoking really only affects the person doing it. With alcohol, not only is the person drinking affected; the family of the person drinking, the coworkers, and the public with the possibility of a drunk driving accident. They both can lead to negative health consequences, though I do think a chain smoker will live longer than a hardcore alcoholic.
This is coming from someone that has never smoked and only drinks socially.