[Calico Cat]

Oh, it comes down to that, does it? Well, what's more expensive--paying for those 'effin' health bills 40 years down the line, or paying for those who live to be 95, and wind up frail and demented, living off the taxpayer for 10 years or more? Hmmmm? Take a good guess.

[strider44]

"Oh, it comes down to that, does it? Well, what's more expensive--paying for those 'effin' health bills 40 years down the line, or paying for those who live to be 95, and wind up frail and demented, living off the taxpayer for 10 years or more? Hmmmm? Take a good guess."

- This is a great point. Let the smokers smoke so they can die off a little faster. In the long run it will save money. But don't let the government tell you you can't smoke in certain places. What's next? Drinking? Arguably can be just as dangerous. Of course I drink at least a 12 pack a week