zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoSmoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year - Rishi Sunakwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square250fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down136
arrow-up1392arrow-down1external-linkSmoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year - Rishi Sunakwww.bbc.comzephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square250fedilink
minus-squareTeddybearalleymngr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·11 months agoNot a smoker or wannabe one but if someone is just one year behind in their age, they’ll never be able to legally smoke with this setup.
minus-squareh3doublehockeysticks [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down3·11 months agothat is the exact point
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down2·11 months agoI believe that’s the intention yes.
minus-squaredroans@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·11 months agoYes, that’s how both time and math works.
minus-squarebigboopballs [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·11 months agogreat!
minus-squareautismdragon [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·11 months agoCool things that leftists always support: making drugs illegal. Cool things that have historically worked and not made things worse: Prohibition. Like seriously what the fuck is this shit since when did we believe in making drugs illegal.
minus-squarelocuester@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·11 months agoCorrect, that’s the point. I’m fancy, there would be a day cutoff. Likely 1/1 of some year.
minus-squarepinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·11 months agoThey don’t respect the rights of other people, that’s all. It’s just blatant authoritarianism that they’re getting away with because of popular support.
minus-squareTheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down5·edit-22 months agoRemoved by mod
Not a smoker or wannabe one but if someone is just one year behind in their age, they’ll never be able to legally smoke with this setup.
that is the exact point
I believe that’s the intention yes.
Yes, that’s how both time and math works.
great!
Cool things that leftists always support: making drugs illegal.
Cool things that have historically worked and not made things worse: Prohibition.
Like seriously what the fuck is this shit since when did we believe in making drugs illegal.
Correct, that’s the point. I’m fancy, there would be a day cutoff. Likely 1/1 of some year.
They don’t respect the rights of other people, that’s all. It’s just blatant authoritarianism that they’re getting away with because of popular support.
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That’s the goal.