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In response to "Speaking of: The guy in front of me at the bodega this morning bought a pack (*pack*) of cigarettes for $12.50 -- nm" by ty97

Yeah, I'm quite happy I'm done wasting so much cash for cancer. Prices are ridiculous.

Posted by Krusty (aka krustylu) Nov 6 '13, 08:34

I still see it as mostly a tax on poor people.

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maybe if they weren't buying cigarettes all the time, they wouldn't be so poor. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 08:35 18
- Also, being poor sucks, and having a cigarette is one of the cheapest forms of pleasure possible. -- nm - Roger More Nov 6, 08:53
- Addiction sucks -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 08:36 16
  - well, there's places to go where you can get help to quit, if you really want to. - znufrii Nov 6, 08:37 15
    - If only they worked. Around 3% of people that use the patch or gum quit. You should know, quitting is one of the most difficult things for people to - Krusty Nov 6, 08:40 14
      - Spend a week in hospital with a pulmonary embolism and you'll quit...... - Meg Nov 6, 08:43 1
        
        that only works with some people. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 08:43
      - I will quit when they are 15 bucks a pack....... - random smoker Nov 6, 08:42 4
        
        so true for most -- nm - zork Nov 6, 08:51
        
        they upped the taxes here by 25% in 2010, and consumption dropped by ~10%. -- nm - mafic Nov 6, 08:49 2
        
        Krusty's point notwithstanding, the same thing had happened in NYC, over several rounds of price increases and restrictions. -- nm - znufrii Nov 6, 08:52 1
        
        adult smoking rate in NYC dropped for 22% in 2002, to 14% in 2010 -- (link) - znufrii Nov 6, 08:54
      - it's more like 25% -- nm - decline Nov 6, 08:41 6
        
        I've never read or heard a number that high. I've never heard it get it double digits. - Krusty Nov 6, 08:46 5
        
        hmm. I wonder if they don't consider the patch drug therapy. Here, cancer.org says it -- (link) - decline Nov 6, 08:48 1
        
        I wish they'd link to those reports. I don't trust statements like that. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 08:50
        
        IMO, it is mostly a mental thing. nm -- nm - groiny Nov 6, 08:47 2
        
        Yes, it's not as much physical as mental but it's as difficult to quit as hard drugs. -- nm - Krusty Nov 6, 08:48 1
        
        how much of that is the person really wanting to quit though? - groiny Nov 6, 08:49

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Yeah, I'm quite happy I'm done wasting so much cash for cancer. Prices are ridiculous.

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