MINNESOTA SMOKERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STATE ECONOMY

Seems to me that the answer is to stop smoking. You deprive the state and the Feds of the revenue, and stop breathing your foul stench into my air.

That way, all of us win except the bureaucrats.

Sweet.

and stop breathing your foul stench into my air.

`sniff `sniff

It that you?

Seems to me that the answer is to stop smoking.

I will smoke until my dying day just to piss people like you off!

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Smokers United

The really ironic thing about smoking is that it tends to kill people before they can rack up huge "late-in-life" health care costs, in effect saving society money. Phillip Morris tried this argument in Czechoslovakia and got their asses handed to them, not on the facts, but on the emotional reaction to the "horror" of pointing out the financial benefits of killing people's mommies.

I got this from an epidemiologist who is not a smoker and is not in favor of smoking. She admits it somewhat sheepishly.

Seems to me that the answer is to stop smoking.

With that kind out argument...we should stop drinking and buying new cars too. (sheesh)

Haven't you learned anything yet????

I believe in the right for someone to smoke, but beyond that, tobacco is a health menace and a killer. I won't argue that smokers pay more than their share of taxes, but anyone who is familiar with the effects of tobacco on the human body, and it's subsequent drain on the health care system, will not be beating the drum so loudly on this of all issues. If the taxes bother you, quit smoking! Not an easy task, I know from direct experience, but you do have an option to stop.....

If the taxes bother you, quit smoking!

Sounds like excellant advice for our forefathers, eh?
If you don't like the taxes, quit drinking tea!
But don't try to change things in any manner other than that.

Exactly, what is the "subsequent drain on the health care system"? Seriously. We've been served that mantra but it never provides statistics nor does it compare and contrast those against smoker vs. non-smoker life-time consumption of "benefits" in terms of Social Security benefits paid, and all health care benefits utilized. There was once even an argument that smokers cheated society because their habit caused them to die before they could contribute their full, fair share of taxes to government.

With that kind out argument...we should stop drinking and buying new cars too. (sheesh)

Thank you!