“Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg announced recently that he would ban all flavored e-cigarettes if elected. However, research shows that such an impulsive response could keep cigarette smokers from switching to potentially safer alternatives. That announcement comes right in the wake of the release of a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) working paper that shows the dangers of restricting access to e-cigarettes. The paper studies a Minnesota policy to tax e-cigarettes at 95 percent of their wholesale price. So while it is always tempting for politicians to overreact to public health concerns surrounding vaping and e-cigarettes, it is more important that they keep the broader picture in mind. ๐-๐ฐ๐ถ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ.”
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Bloombergโs Proposed Vape Ban Comes With A Cost To Health
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