In the documentary, "A Billion Lives", the former spokesman for Winston says he was told by tobacco executives (who did not smoke) that smoking is for "the poor, the black, the young, and the stupid".
America’s new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, the poor didn’t
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#12This, if correctly publicized, would be the best motivation in getting huge amounts of people to stop. Think of a slogan like "Only the poor still smoke" or "it's what losers do" and how it would impact people. Suddenly you'd be embarrassed of being seen smoking.
There might be something there with economics, but a government (or any authority) calling people losers I doubt would have any effect.
The "drugs aren't cool" campaign's have never really worked.
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#13Isn't this in general normal for the poor? Poor are poor because they prefer instant gratification and don't think about what it means long term.
Wow, you're in pretty serious need of some perspective - historical, cultural, sociological, you pick.
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#15since poor people have shitty or no jobs at all, why does it matter if they die off of smoking?
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#16Isn't this in general normal for the poor? Poor are poor because they prefer instant gratification and don't think about what it means long term.
This is a joke right? You don't _actually_ believe that's how poverty works?
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#17Isn't this in general normal for the poor? Poor are poor because they prefer instant gratification and don't think about what it means long term.
Downvoted because I prefer to think that my life is purely the result of circumstances I cannot control so I don't have to take responsibility for it. /s
Re: America’s new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, the poor didn’t
#18Isn't this in general normal for the poor? Poor are poor because they prefer instant gratification and don't think about what it means long term.
This is a joke right? You don't _actually_ believe that's how poverty works?
I may be missing something on a larger scale, but that is definitely true about all poor people i know (for almost all of them, i see an easy way how they can quit poverty in a few years, apart from a couple very sad examples), and every rich person i know, too (while again, it may be just my perspective: i don't come from a rich family so i don't know anyone who was born rich).
It doesn't work as easy for older poor people. Sad for them, but it is only a result of their mistakes in younger age.
Re: America’s new tobacco crisis: The rich stopped smoking, the poor didn’t
#19This, if correctly publicized, would be the best motivation in getting huge amounts of people to stop. Think of a slogan like "Only the poor still smoke" or "it's what losers do" and how it would impact people. Suddenly you'd be embarrassed of being seen smoking.
Hahaha, this reminded me of a The Onion video.
I'm sure it would eliminate smoking among kids almost entirely; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjsSVCLxcZ4