• dubyakay@lemmy.ca
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        10 months ago

        They take on more crushing debt, steal, beg, lie.

        Look at the stats on smoking and income in Canadian provinces. The two are like inverse of each other.

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        10 months ago

        Maybe you swapped the cause and effect. Instead of “How do poor people smoke” you could ask “Why are smokers poor”.

        And then you’ve already answered your question

        • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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          10 months ago

          One problem causes the other until it’s impossible to determine which problem came first. It’s a snake eating its own tail.