The article frames Hochul's nicotine pouch tax as both 'unpopular' and harmful through libertarian/anti-regulatory rhetoric typical of Reason magazine, emphasizing individual choice and market-based harm reduction over public health paternalism. The sourcing appears limited to polling data and framing that privileges the tax's negative economic and behavioral effects, while the characterization of pouches as 'safer alternatives' reflects a pro-consumer autonomy stance rather than balanced public health assessment.
The unpopular plan could do real harm by taxing safer alternatives at the same rate as cigarettes, discouraging smokers from quitting.
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