22 Million New Smokers Needed: Funding SCHIP Expansion with a Tobacco Tax

The Heritage Foundation ^ | 7/11/07 | Michelle C. Bucci and William W. Beach

[LowOiL]

And this is a bad thing?

For Social Security at least yeah... most smokers never lived long enough to be a bad burden on society in later years. Smokers were the best thing to have around. They paid but never drew out the max funds.

[beckysueb]

I don’t have any statistics to go by but I bet there has always been senior citizens around. Smokers or not. I don’t believe smokers die younger than anyone else.

[libertarian27]

Thank Me for Smoking
I Pay for Your Health Care Plan

[Mears]

“-—————most smokers never lived long enough to be a bad burden on society in later years. “

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A “bad burden”?

Bull !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[monkfan]

[Forget] tobacco. Tax soy.