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Coalition plan to cut tobacco excise by 80% ‘will kill people’ Labor says amid public health alarm
(www.theguardian.com)
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Alcohol, the classic example for why outright bans without social acceptance don't work.
The difference is Alcohol has wide acceptance, whereas there are more people who hate being around smoke than there are smokers.
That's why bans on smoking indoors, in vehicles etc are widely accepted.