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		chrismcb on Jan 13, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: New evidence suggests that Seattle’s soda tax is w... Had increasing the tax on cigarettes caused people to buy fewer cigarettes?

tomjen3 on Jan 13, 2022 | [–]

From the smokers I talked with yes. I know one guy switched to vaping because it was much cheaper (and, even though we won't know it for another 30 or so years, much less unhealthy).

nsonha on Jan 13, 2022 | [–]

if I say I know, it would be a lie, but why not? What happened instead?

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