The main thing I don't understand is that the Government may make 6 billion in tax revenue from cigarettes, however they lose at least 2-3 times that much in additional health care costs relating to smoking related illness and disease. It would make so much more sense for them (at least financially) to push people who currently smoke into vaping. Maybe I'm just too logical to understand the workings of our government, but I'm at a loss trying to figure out their motives here.
Agreed 100%.
Let me sum up some more numbers for yah,
1. There's money going to BG from BT that u don't know of.
2. Most corner variety stores make 75% of ther earnings through smokes and lottery ticket sales.
3. Add in all the closures of plants and farms and stores selling smokes etc, and that number complied with the above comes out to way more money made then lost due to cigarettes.
Now add in Vapeing, bonus bonus bonus,
1. Tax collected, via sales and income.
2. Private money to BG
3. Liscensing fees collected.
4. Lower health claims.
Our BG can have it all, and sooner or later they well figure that out, and they can appease both the Vapers and the ANTZ in the same process, with regulations etc.
