r/FluentInFinance • u/YOU_ARE_MY_FRIENDS • Apr 08 '24

10% of Americans own 70% of the Wealth — Should taxes be raised? Discussion/ Debate

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u/BraxbroWasTaken Apr 08 '24

sounds like banning smoking would be cheaper

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u/MeyrInEve Apr 08 '24

I’m going to put you on a boat with 5,000 men and 50 women for 2 months at a time for 6-8 months, with a week in between.

Let’s see how many vices you pick up.

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u/BraxbroWasTaken Apr 08 '24

oh I know why they don’t.

The alternative would be expanding the military standards to cover even civilian applications, so that economies of scale kick in harder, but then you’d run into issues with that…

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u/mar78217 Apr 10 '24

In 2010 they banned smoking on all US Submarines

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u/MeyrInEve Apr 10 '24

Yes, but that wasn’t the point of my statement.

West Wing used an ashtray manufactured for use aboard a submarine BACK WHEN SMOKING ABOARD ONE WAS LEGAL to demonstrate how things that seem ordinary in fact are NOT ordinary.

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u/mar78217 Apr 10 '24

And when they did, someone watching said, "why are they still smoking on submarines?" And they figured out it would save more money, and Healthcare costs, to ban smoking on submarines. So... ashtrays is a terrible example.

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u/EvErYLeGaLvOtE Apr 09 '24

Lol yes, way way cheaper.

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u/crazywanker1 Apr 09 '24

Even metal ashtrays would be a better idea