Servais (il/lui) ( Servais@discuss.tchncs.de ) to [Locked] YUROP@lemm.ee · 2 years agoNever noticed the chain of Baltic countries going south for cheaper alcoholi.postimg.ccimagemessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1113
arrow-up1113imageNever noticed the chain of Baltic countries going south for cheaper alcoholi.postimg.ccServais (il/lui) ( Servais@discuss.tchncs.de ) to [Locked] YUROP@lemm.ee · 2 years agomessage-square16linkfedilink
minus-squareHirom ( Hirom@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoOr, you know, drink less alcohol. High taxes on alcohol is a public health measure, meant to encourage people to drink less poison.
minus-squaremiss_demeanour ( miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoHow’s that working out?
minus-squareHirom ( Hirom@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoGood question. It’s working pretty well, actually. A large literature establishes that beverage alcohol prices and taxes are related inversely to drinking. Effects are large compared to other prevention policies and programs. Public policies that raise prices of alcohol are an effective means to reduce drinking.
minus-squareTheFriendlyDickhead ( TheFriendlyDickhead@lemm.ee ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoYea it’s actually a very effective countermeasure. That why I hate it. I know it’s the absolute right thing… but I like drinking…
minus-squareFleppensteyn ( Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl ) linkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAnd now we have a whole industry of people flying around the world to get wasted every day (🇬🇧)
minus-squaremiss_demeanour ( miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agodeleted by creator
Or, you know, drink less alcohol.
High taxes on alcohol is a public health measure, meant to encourage people to drink less poison.
How’s that working out?
Good question. It’s working pretty well, actually.
Yea it’s actually a very effective countermeasure. That why I hate it. I know it’s the absolute right thing… but I like drinking…
And now we have a whole industry of people flying around the world to get wasted every day (🇬🇧)
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