Smokers have the right to...raise the cost of health care for everyone
Like, say, the health care costs of obesity in people who regularly eat at McDonalds?
shirk taxes that have been levied on products they purchase
Like anyone who has ever purchased an item online without paying the sales tax does?
I find it disturbing that smokers have become such convenient whipping boys recently...it may not exactly be a public service to light up, but it's no worse for society than many other common actions that are nowhere near as villified.
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Smokers have the right to...raise the cost of health care for everyone
Like, say, the health care costs of obesity in people who regularly eat at McDonalds?
cause cancer in people that are affected by their second-hand smoke
Is that anything like, say, the health problems caused by SUV emissions?
shirk taxes that have been levied on products they purchase
Like anyone who has ever purchased an item online without paying the sales tax does?
I find it disturbing that smokers have become such convenient whipping boys recently...it may not exactly be a public service to light up, but it's no worse for society than many other common actions that are nowhere near as villified.