Now to let you in on a little secret - eliminating smoking would screw up pensions, Social Security and Medicare. You can probably understand the first two - less smoking = longer life = more money coming out of retirement accounts. The last is surprising, but I'll explain. Everyone dies (big surprise). When anyone is dying, our modern medical system will generally do a lot of very expensive things to save them. Now whether they die at 65 because of smoking related diseases, or give up that vice and die at 75 of heart disease that final losing battle will cost about the same amount. But the non-smokers have extra years of general treatment which add costs. So if you want to save SS and Medicare, smoke up.
I was shocked when you said everyone dies.
“So if you want to save SS and Medicare, smoke up”.
I feel like a patriot now suffering so SS and Medicare can stay in existence.
On further review i am thinking of giving up cigarettes.