Chinese Ordered To Smoke More To Boost Economy

Chinese officials have figured out a way to fight the bad economy and keep the people in flavor country all at once; make them smoke. The Gong'an county government has ordered its staff to smoke 230,000 packs of locally made cigarettes annually or risk being fined. "The regulation will boost the local economy via the cigarette tax," said Chen Nianzu, a member of the Gong'an cigarette market supervision team.

Smart move

[Locke2005]

Just think of all the money they will save on retirement benefits and elder care!

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[roc97007]

Who wants smoky organs?

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[empraptor]

hannibal lecter?

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[santiagoanders]

Parent post needs some funny points.

Broken windows?

[Bob the Super Hamste]

This sounds a lot like the broken window fallacy [wikipedia.org]. At best it is a net wash since those resources could have been better used for other purposes.

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[American Terrorist]

You're not accounting for the benefits of lower population...