Low-priced cigarettes are frequently raised in price and sold in limited quantities. Is it to make those who can't afford to smoke quit?

Frequent price increases or limited sales of low-priced cigarettes are not intended to make people who can't afford to smoke quit. ? If you want people to quit smoking, you don't produce cigarettes at all. As we all know, cigarettes are a sharp weapon for the state to pay taxes, and every smoker has a contribution. Of course, the World Health Organization has also conducted relevant surveys. If the price of existing cigarettes is increased by more than half, the number of smokers worldwide will be reduced by tens of millions. But is this really the case? When many people meet increase in the price of cigarettes, if they draw their own brand, they won't feel anything if they go up by one or two yuan. If cheap cigarettes are gone, many people will face difficulties and choose cigarettes with higher prices. Some people may give up smoking considering the price, but this will only be a small part.

It is a good intention to make some people quit smoking by raising prices, but the effect is not obvious, and it will also increase the smoking cost of smokers. The smoking rate of adult males in China is around 26%, which means that one in four adult males thinks smoking is harmful to health. Everyone knows that smoking is harmful to health, and doctors have said that it is never too late to quit smoking, but it is not a good idea to raise prices, such as scaring smokers with some horrible pictures.

In the past, there were 5 yuan cigarettes and high-priced cigarettes in the market, but now the high-priced cigarettes are restricted, and the maximum price per pack cannot exceed 100 yuan. But we can find that there are still many people who buy a pack of cigarettes as a gift or the favor is 100, so the price is really not the decisive factor. Many times, people who smoke low-priced cigarettes are low-income people or heavy smokers. The rising price of cigarettes means that the quality of life of these people will decline. Many manual workers smoke after work to relieve fatigue, or smoke a cigarette with their workmates to relax. Blindly raising prices may force them to smoke cigarettes or make their own cigarettes, which is more harmful to their health.

We can also refer to the prohibition in the United States in history. The original intention is good, to prevent drunkenness and trouble, and the production needs to consume a lot of food. But after prohibition was strictly enforced, the American people stopped drinking? It turned out that they didn't, but went to the black market to get wine. A large number of fake wines appear, and the black market price is relatively high. Many people take risks to get alcohol. In addition, the black market also gave birth to American gangster culture. Later, the government had to cancel the prohibition of alcohol, so it would not take a one-size-fits-all approach to smoking. But personally, I don't think the effect obtained through price increase will be very good.

? I hope smokers will quit smoking as soon as possible for the health of themselves and their families.