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-square252fedilinkarrow-up1430arrow-down136
arrow-up1394arrow-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-square252fedilink
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-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-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-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-down5·11 months agoc/theyfigureditout
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.
c/theyfigureditout
That’s the goal.