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Originally Posted by jedward fever
Well they rise the prices up to try and get people off smoking but if it started to effect the sales to badly they would lower the prices again.
I also have a theory that the Governments knew the dangers of cigerettes before people even tried them.
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They rise the prices because it's a negative externality that can be easily taxed for more revenue under the pretence of doing it for the "public good"
And how could any government have known the dangers of smoking back in the 1400's when they had only just discovered tobacco themselves and when the medical technology wasn't available?
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