Government monopoly. Manufacturing, distribution, zero marketing, massive investment in effective treatment for addiction... With the objective of REDUCING consumption and ultimately going OUT of business. Something no free marketer would ever consider.
If we’re talking about reducing the cost to society, a monopoly will vastly outperform any free market solution.
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Oh absolutely not, A monopoly is hugely inefficient and we only grant them out of reverence to either political pressure or in deference to intellectual property.
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How do you define “efficiency”? What business will operate without profit and hopes of increasing the market for their products?
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