Well, you'll be pleased to know that although I'm a smoker, it hasn't cost you 1¢ for my health care. In fact, in the last 5 years the only time I've been to the doctors was for a sinus infection 3 1/2 years ago when I moved from CT to SC. The doctor told me that I just needed to adjust to the different pollens. My non-smoking friends seem to run to the doctors all the time for this and that!
I hear you, FRiend!!!!!!!!
3 weeks ago, as he was going through my medical history prior to surgery on my broken ankle (obviously not a smoking related problem) my orthopedist complained that it was people like me that are causing doctors to go out of business and why he went into orthopedics instead of general practice - even healthy people break bones!!!!
I pay a pretty penny for health insurance, and rarely use it - in fact this is the first time in 5 years I've been anywhere near it other than for routine annual stuff.
OH HOW true that is.. when I worked in a place that had Ins for all its employees, I was constantly attacked for taking smoke breaks. Always some idiot saying "you know.. you should really quit"
Meanwhile they blabbed on about how they ran to the doctor every day for every single cough and sneeze. Many of them also had many kids who were taken to the Dr for the same reasons.