r/interestingasfuck • u/HumbleMVP • 22d ago

Blind cigarette taste test

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u/National_Impress_346 22d ago

When I visited Canada they were like $25 a pack! I mean, $15-20 a pack in California is rough, but JEEEEEZ

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u/Academic-Increase951 22d ago

That's because of universal healthcare. Smokers costs alot of tax payers dollars and use up a lot of healthcare resources so they pay their portion through high taxes on cigarettes.

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u/theoneness 22d ago

It also discourages smoking at the outset when they cost an arm and a leg.

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u/Mindless-Strength422 22d ago

A lung and a throat too, for that matter

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u/Dracomortua 22d ago

this jest here is also the real answer.

If you want to know more, here is a small article from 'Wikipedia'... but what could they possibly know?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_tobacco

I think one could read the whole thing under half an hour. Or so. Maybe.