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> Public healthcare incentivizes the government to protect people's health As a Swede I nust say I really don't get what you mean by that.

• tyfon 9y ago
  I'm not sure if you have the law in Sweden, but here in Norway we got a "Smoking law" that prohibits smoking in public places to promote people's health and reduce the cost of running the government hospitals.
  • Broken_Hippo 9y ago
    To be fair, the smoking laws here in Norway are a little more relaxed than they were when i was living in the US. Want to smoke in the hospital parking lot? You'll get escorted off. Same for areas outside some airports, but I can smoke outside the airport here in Trondheim before I get on the bus. No real problem smoking on the sidewalks downtown. Some ask you to go away from the doors, but that isn't a real issue and I find it reasonable. Companies aren't firing people for smoking, and I don't find they tell folks they simply cannot smoke during the work day (including lunch).
    • tyfon 9y ago
      You can smoke in dedicated smoking areas outside, but it's actually not allowed to smoke on bus-/train stops/sidewalks etc. There are just no one to enforce it. I guess the places where you get escorted from in the US are privately owned and not due to a law (but I could be wrong). The companies firing you for smoking might also have to do with a bit stronger labor laws in Norway :)