[Smokin' Joe]

In the last five years, the states have received $40.7 billion in tobacco settlement revenue but have devoted only 5 percent of this money to fighting the tobacco epidemic.

WTF? I thought all this money was supposed to pay for smoker's health care costs.

Even that spent to fight the "tobacco epidemic" (stupid wording) only buys dumb commercials, "tobacco free zone signs" (enough to make you check to see if the green leaf is on your lapel), and dorky billboards.

Giving money to a politician is like giving crack to a crackhead...

[Just Lori]

WTF? I thought all this money was supposed to pay for smoker's health care costs.


No no no..... see...... smokers pay MORE for health insurance if they can even get it thru their employers, but since some employers won't hire smokers at all, smokers have to quit because they can't afford cigarettes, so no more tax revenue from cigarettes, and the government will have to start taxing french fries and ho ho's. Then see ..... if you die from choking on french fries, your family will sue McDonalds and get a zillion dollar settlement, and the government will get that money thru the death tax after they already taxed the french fries that killed you.

[The Foolkiller]

WTF? I thought all this money was supposed to pay for smoker's health care costs.

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That was the way I understood it too.