[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

That would only compound the already-present problem of wealth hoarding. I do think inheritance should be easier for "normal families", but not for the very rich and the aristocracy. I'd see it be tax free up to a mugh higher threshold (maybe around £1million) but MORE heavily taxed above that.

In short, I don't think people should be heavily taxed if they inherit, say, a house from a grandparent, but I do think they should be heavily taxed if they inherit real wealth.

By and large I see what you're saying, but the economy isn't in the crapper because there aren't enough coffins being raided.

Originally Posted by Redway

Tobacco’s a drug quite alright, and it’s not even socially acceptable for people much younger than 25 to smoke it now.

Bleh you know what I meant by "drug" caffeine is a drug but I obviously didn't mean that either.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

By and large I see what you're saying, but the economy isn't in the crapper because there aren't enough coffins being raided.



Bleh you know what I meant by "drug" caffeine is a drug but I obviously didn't mean that either.

Yeah, well, all drugs are drugs at the end of the day.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by James

Australia has just banned recreational vaping. They're only allowing to help with a prescription, to help people quit smoking.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65446352

Australia seem to be good at seeing an issue and stamping it out quickly, like they did with the gun laws after that school shooting there years ago

[thesheriff443]

Originally Posted by Soldier Boy

HORRIFICALLY, babies are actually born addicted to heroin, every day. It crosses the placenta so if mum was shooting up in pregnancy, baby is born an addict. Horrible situation.

Yes I’ve heard of it, I think it’s called clucking wen the baby is born

[Beso]

Like swan out, these gambling adverts on TV are atrocious. It's clearly the work of the devil.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

caffeine is a drug

The best drug

[Redway]

I still don’t get why people aren’t at least allowed to vape CBD indoors in some places. It’s nothing like tobacco unless it’s mixed with it (which it won’t be with commercialised pre.-made ones what people tend to buy).

[MTVN]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

No because if you smoke you are addicted to smoking(besides the very rare few who only smoke socially with a drink and they usually bum cigarettes from smokers ) but most people who drink aren't addicts so might only have a drink once a week or less so the price wouldn't be as big an issue as buying cigarettes

Yeah I think this is the big difference with smoking, it's the only thing that's legal where you'd only do it if you were physically addicted to it. I know you get 'social smokers' and 'smoke when I drink' people but they probably only buy like 0.1% of the cigarettes sold

I used to smoke lightly as in a pack a week and would defend it from increasing regulation and tax but really there's such little benefit to smoking, if you can gradually wean the population off it little by little then that's probably a good thing