jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 6 months agoCalifornia is about to tax guns more like alcohol and tobacco − and that could put a dent in gun violencetheconversation.comexternal-linkmessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down131
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minus-squareGot_Bent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down2·6 months agoBoth of those are way down from when I was in my twenties.
minus-squareikidd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down5·6 months agoThat’s education and culture. People will pay whatever it takes to feed their addictions. It’s cultural disappoval that changes behaviour.
minus-squarelud@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 months agoTaxes are an effective way of reducing at least tobacco usage. Tons of studies prove that. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2951962/pdf/2270.pdf
Both of those are way down from when I was in my twenties.
That’s education and culture. People will pay whatever it takes to feed their addictions. It’s cultural disappoval that changes behaviour.
Taxes are an effective way of reducing at least tobacco usage. Tons of studies prove that. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2951962/pdf/2270.pdf