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Originally Posted by GGG
A true accounting of alcohols cost/benefit likely would see a cigarette approach of increased taxation and denormalization.
Probably save more people than the current fight over guns.
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Probably save, way, way, way more people.
In 2018, guns killed ~700 Canadians. Whereas alcohol had an estimated
15,000 deaths, 90,000 hospital admissions and 240,000 years of life lost are directly attributable to alcohol use. The cognitive dissonance surrounding alcohol and how dangerous it is blows my mind every time I run the numbers. If you really want to save canadian lives, combating booze and obesity should the top targets.