It might seem daunting for Global Health people to confront a big lobby while there are seemingly easier interventions with less resistance around.
From the vantage point of an animal activists it’s not that daunting though. I am relatively certain that it’s easier than e.g. to go against the factory farming lobby. At least it’s so much common sense that it should be possible to convince the rational parts of government—increasing both public health and tax returns. Concerns arise around corruption but if you encounter too much of that you could simply switch intervention countries.
Looking at scale and neglectedness, tobacco taxation seems just too important to shy away from the challenge.
It might seem daunting for Global Health people to confront a big lobby while there are seemingly easier interventions with less resistance around.
From the vantage point of an animal activists it’s not that daunting though. I am relatively certain that it’s easier than e.g. to go against the factory farming lobby. At least it’s so much common sense that it should be possible to convince the rational parts of government—increasing both public health and tax returns. Concerns arise around corruption but if you encounter too much of that you could simply switch intervention countries.
Looking at scale and neglectedness, tobacco taxation seems just too important to shy away from the challenge.