zephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoSmoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year - Rishi Sunakwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square251fedilinkarrow-up1429arrow-down136
arrow-up1393arrow-down1external-linkSmoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year - Rishi Sunakwww.bbc.comzephyreks@lemmy.mlM to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square251fedilink
minus-squareTeddybearalleymngr@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down5·1 year 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-down3·1 year agothat is the exact point
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down2·1 year agoI believe that’s the intention yes.
minus-squaredroans@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·1 year agoYes, that’s how both time and math works.
minus-squarelocuester@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agoCorrect, that’s the point. I’m fancy, there would be a day cutoff. Likely 1/1 of some year.
minus-squarebigboopballs [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·1 year agogreat!
minus-squareautismdragon [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down2·1 year 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-squarepinkdrunkenelephants@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·1 year 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-24 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.
Correct, that’s the point. I’m fancy, there would be a day cutoff. Likely 1/1 of some year.
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.
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.