I
can't understand why anyone with the slightest bit of intelligence
still smokes. The fact is, smoking is bad for your health.
Life expectancy for smokers is at least 10 years shorter than for nonsmokers. Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking. This causes everyone's medical costs and insurance to be higher. This bad habit is costing taxpayers billions each year.
If my taxes and insurance were not higher because of smokers, I wouldn't have an issue.. as long as they didn't smoke around me or my family... or children.. or..
Over 80% of our country's medical expenses are covered by the government (taxpayers - aka you and me) and insurance private insurance rates are high because they cover smoking related diseases.
One side of me feels that if someone wants to act in an irresponsible way, they should pay for the consequences. Its called personal responsibility. Yet I have too much respect for human life to let someone die because of their mistakes, so I they need to be covered by insurance. I will continue to whine and complain hoping more people will see the light and quit smoking. I also hope they examine their diets and start eating healthier (sugar is a bad as cigarettes).
I am far from a health nut. I have just lost too many friends and family to preventable diseases.
Life expectancy for smokers is at least 10 years shorter than for nonsmokers. Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. More than 16 million Americans are living with a disease caused by smoking. This causes everyone's medical costs and insurance to be higher. This bad habit is costing taxpayers billions each year.
If my taxes and insurance were not higher because of smokers, I wouldn't have an issue.. as long as they didn't smoke around me or my family... or children.. or..
Over 80% of our country's medical expenses are covered by the government (taxpayers - aka you and me) and insurance private insurance rates are high because they cover smoking related diseases.
One side of me feels that if someone wants to act in an irresponsible way, they should pay for the consequences. Its called personal responsibility. Yet I have too much respect for human life to let someone die because of their mistakes, so I they need to be covered by insurance. I will continue to whine and complain hoping more people will see the light and quit smoking. I also hope they examine their diets and start eating healthier (sugar is a bad as cigarettes).
I am far from a health nut. I have just lost too many friends and family to preventable diseases.
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