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Originally posted by evman150@Sep 30 2005, 09:08 PM
25%? Maybe in Quebec...
That number sounds really high.
At least in my age group smoking is really not popular at all. Out of my graduation class in 2004 I'd say maybe 2% or less were smokers. Of course that sample is not representative at all, but I would think the percentage would be closer to 10 than 25.
I'd like to see some real stats. Broken down by demographic would be nice as well.
As for cigarettes, I say put a $30 tax on each pack to give a real "fudge you" to all the tards who smoke. Then put that money towards making university in Canada free like in some Euro countries.
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According to
Smoke-free.ca, 20% of Canadians were smokers in 2004, down from 49.5% in 1965.
And to echo Calf's post, if cigarettes get taxed too highly, they very quickly end up on the black market. Taxing the heck out of them even more would serve no purpose.