Through Medicaid, Medicare, Food Stamps, SS Disability, and various other programs. Medicaid is pretty much for people who can't afford to pay. And I pay for that in taxes. Medicare costs the government $1000 more a month than the premiums they get. And I pay for that through taxes. I pay for Food Stamps through taxes. I pay for SS Disability which goes to people that get disabled before retirement age, often through illnesses like COPD, through taxes. In addition, my health insurance, and healthcare still costs a lot more than it should because of people who can't afford to pay that the government doesn't reimburse providers for.
Why would an e-cig smoker be sick and broke?
For the same reason a smoker ends up sick and broke. You're putting chemicals into your lung that weren't supposed to be there. It's probably not nearly as bad as a cigarette. But you're still breathing in a variety of chemicals. You're one big self-guinea-pig. And I and the other taxpayers stand ready to bail you out and pick up your expenses if and when you can't.
Your taxes pay for all that,but so do the smoker’s taxes. You might want to see what the state and federal governments are doing with the taxes that are put on cigarettes-—allegedly to defray health care costs. In MA it’s $34.00 per carton,roughly a 30% tax.
Where was the money from The Master Settlement spent? It was supposed to be to defray health costs for smoking related diseases. Gone into The Black Hole,I guess.
You are being cheated,and it’s by the government.
I can understand your anger though,I detest paying for anything that is alcohol related-—accidents,abuse of others,detoxes,welfare etc.
After 61 years of paying taxes it frustrates me too.
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