[70s NFB Stop Smoking PSA #3]

Year Published: 1970s

Creator: National Film Board of Canada.

Description: Home transfer from 16mm. Print courtesy of Dario Smagata-Bryan. Public service announcements from the 1970s encouraging viewers to quit smoking by highlighting the financial benefits of not purchasing cigarettes. It humorously suggests that quitting smoking allows individuals to save money on taxes that would otherwise go to the government.

Complete Record: Home transfer from 16mm. Print courtesy of Dario Smagata-Bryan. Public service announcements from the 1970s encouraging viewers to quit smoking by highlighting the financial benefits of not purchasing cigarettes. It humorously suggests that quitting smoking allows individuals to save money on taxes that would otherwise go to the government.

Transcription

Have you ever been tempted to cheat the government out of some of that tax money they keep taking away from you? Sure you have. We all feel that way sometimes. After all, it's a very human temptation. But the consequences can be grizzly. But you know there is a way to do it and it's very simple. Just quit smoking. You know for every pack you don't smoke you rob the government of 25 cents in taxes. And furthermore it's perfectly legal.

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