JUST TAKE A PREBBLE AND CAST HIM IN THE SEA ....

Ricard Prebble, that former hopeless Labour Minister and then leader of the useless ACT Party is past his use-by date. The silly bugger looks to attack the Labour Government at any opportunity and now is blaming ram raids on the cost of cigarettes. See: PREBBLE'S DRIBBLE
In his dribble he likens the government tax and planned restricted sales of cigarettes and tobacco to alcohol Prohibition in the USA

"The cost of cigarettes has triggered a crime wave.
The excessive excise duty on cigarettes is taxing the poor. In households I know where the children do not always get breakfast every one of the adults are smokers. Addicts feed their addiction first.
Reducing the price of cigarettes would reduce child poverty. Tax cigarettes so they are not cheap but not so expensive they are worth robbing for.
Reducing the tax would end ram raids."

This is very simplistic thinking and it's like saying  the cost of gold and diamond jewellery is causing heists and robberies. That is being mealy mouthed instead of denouncing the crimes and the actual criminals. I'm getting sick of all the excuses put up for bad and criminal behaviour - "he had a hard upbringing" and "they just wanted some things for their kiddies for Christmas." Fuck it! I'm over it.