by N. Gough
It pains me to see how no one is talking about just how much money one spends on cigarettes these days.
I smoke, I had Covid-19, survived it even with smoking, only a little less. Odd thing is: when I smoked I was fine; when I refused to pay R1 500 for a gross of cigarettes and tried to quit instead, a week later I contracted Covid-19.
I decided that I was going to treat my body the exact same way as I did before contracting the disease.
A pharmacist told me about this awesome product called Lungshield as I enquired about a product that would be of benefit to me while smoking during this pandemic. He suggested Lungshield. I tried it and so did my husband and I smoked right through the 14 days of contracting this virus.
Right now as it stands, people buy cigs illegally and they are charging us almost quadruple the price of a packet in the shops.
The government is actively participating in allowing these sellers to rob us. I never wanted to buy a gross of cigs for R300. Now I use my last money to buy a gross for R1500.
I’m sure I am but one of millions of people who is feeling this hitting their pockets the hardest.
I am a taxpayer and I do so that I can do right by the government and my conscience.
What they are currently doing is turning me into a criminal for buying illegal cigarettes.
I’m so tired of this ban, honestly. Perhaps they should ban all these people earning splendidly from this country and allow the citizens a little dignity and respect.
* N. Gough.
** The views expressed here are not necessarily those of Independent Media.
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