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Slam Dunc #143 - The new government's disgraceful u-turn on smoking
Season 1
Published 2 years, 4 months ago
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I find it extraordinary that in 2023 I'm even saying something like this but has this new government traded peoples lives in order to fund tax cuts for the wealthy?
I am of course talking about the decision to scrap New Zealand's world-leading 'generation ban' on smoking.
Some health experts are saying this repealing could cost up to 5,000 lives per year. It is morally bankrupt, and I am utterly stunned.
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