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>at a public policy level we'd hit the point of diminishing returns far before instating a complete ban. I think there was a study that showed chain smokers ar
by jon_richards 8y ago
>at a public policy level we'd hit the point of diminishing returns far before instating a complete ban.
I think there was a study that showed chain smokers are actually less of a burden on the public because they die relatively quickly, reducing their consumption of medical resources.
- michelledepeil 8y agoI think I read on HN, including a source, that the concept of early smoker death was propaganda from the tobacco industry. I will look it up.
- sokoloff 8y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Finance_Balance_of_Smoking_in_the_Czech_Republic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_Finance_Balance_of_Smok... or search "smoking early death czech" for much more coverage of the Philip Morris study.
- jon_richards 8y agoInteresting. I see a lot of criticism for the message of the article (saving money on people dying early), but not any for the methodology.