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Originally Posted by garinda
What you will find is that historically, those at the lower end of the income scale, tend to spend a larger percentage of their income on things that help them cope with life, such things as alcohol and tobacco.
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Precisely, which is why having more community groups is a good idea. There is also a very good NHS helpline to quit smoking which has helped several people I know quit smoking after years of being addicted.
There is no quick fix for many of the problems we are all faced with but you seem obsessed with bringing politics into it. If something is good for a community then it shouldn't matter what particular badge you're wearing and you certainly don't need to be a politician to try and make a difference.
I don't know what school of thought you subscribe to but if attempting to identify flawed systems and trying to improve them is a flaw in itself then I'm glad I'm on my side of the fence.