01-08-2004, 10:45 PM
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I'm with you Jenna.....
...MOST of the way. Your first major point is well taken and it would be acceptable IF that's what happened to it. IT DOESN'T!
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Originally posted by jennaflower
..... 1) Education and prevention... to stop people (especially the young kids) from picking up that first cigarette.
2) The rising medical costs. Someone smokes based on their CHOICE to do so... and I see no reason why... as a tax payer.. I should in anyway be forced to assist in paying for their medical care. Medical care, that most often wouldn't be necessary had it not been for their choice. The cost of cancer and heart disease (both of which are highly attributed to smoking) is causing the cost of insurance.. and healthcare in general.. is going thru the roof...
Sorry .. I know it is addictive... and I have no doubt that it isn't an easy thing to live with... As your friend.. I would happily bite the bullet and shoulder the financial responsibility.. but as a tax payer.. I don't want to have to and without a choice.. [/B]
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Your second point get more involved. I understand the feeling of having to pay for the poor choice of others. I think the same thing when FEMA has to assist in disasters for people that CHOOSE to live on KNOWN earthquake faults and in flood planes that are certain of destruction.
As for the cost of health care, I guess you can take sallies in the fact that we won’t be around using 20 to 30 years of the funds that the healthy 90 year old will receive. LOL
Just some more thoughts. 
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