Comments on: Why not charge $40 for a pack of cigarettes http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/ NZ Internet, Media and Business Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:02:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lance Wiggs http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-10107 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 00:59:24 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-10107 Gerald – I’ve tried & I don’t.
Thankfully.

]]> By: Gerald http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-10100 Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:37:50 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-10100 If I knew you, I’d force you to smoke just one cigarette. Just to see if you like it. :)

]]> By: Lance Wiggs http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-8567 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 13:49:53 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-8567 interesting Scott
- actually Singapore tries to cost in externalities in vehicles by making people pay super high annual taxes. Some friends calculated it was cheaper to take a taxi each day from anywhere in Singapore to work than it was to own a car.

Bikes pay a lot less of course – less congestion & emissions. Factoring in life expectancy would be interesting.

]]> By: Scott http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-8557 Wed, 28 Nov 2007 02:02:34 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-8557 Man, I’d hate to think how much it would cost to ride a nice motorbike with those economics!

]]> By: benkepes http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-8270 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:34:40 +0000 http://lancewiggs.com/2007/11/22/why-not-charge-40-for-a-pack-of-cigarettes/#comment-8270 Interesting post Lance – I guess it’s about identifying the “sweet spot” where the price is high enough to be a discourager but low enough to not cause a widespread blackmarket to develop

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