📈 Why a price hike makes you angry
Why a price hike makes you angry — and why you can keep that anger.
On the morning cigarettes went up, a man frowned slightly at the convenience store register.
Not enough to complain to the clerk. Just a faint irritation mixed into the way he pulled coins out of his wallet.
Getting more expensive doesn't mean you suddenly stop smoking that day.
But you do notice that this one pack is no longer as light a purchase as it used to be.
A tobacco price hike isn't a pleasant thing for a smoker.
Still, in the world of public health, raising prices has long been treated as an effective policy for reducing smoking. The WHO describes significantly raising tobacco taxes and prices as one of the most effective and cost-effective measures for reducing tobacco use.