标题：Smoking, drinking and gambling: regulation is
more important than excise-duty increases
期刊名称：CPB Newsletter : Centraal Planbureau
印刷版ISSN：1574-8251
出版年度：2009
卷号：1
页码：3-3
出版社：CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
摘要：Smoking is the single largest cause of avoidable death in the European
Union. One in ten of all 11-year olds have been drunk at
least twice. Electronic gaming machines are the crack cocaine of
gambling, while Internet gambling is virtually immune to regulation.
Despite the negative aspects of the above-mentioned “vices”, the
principle of consumer sovereignty implies that people should be
allowed to follow their own pursuits (smoking, for example), as
long as they do not harm others. There is sound medical evidence,
furthermore, that a drink each day keeps the doctor away. Recreational
gambling can be an enjoyable form of entertainment for
many people. These and other salient facts form the background
for a CPB study that analyses the taxation and regulation of
smoking, drinking and gambling.
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