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Btw, it’s counterintuitive and morbid to think about, but the healthcare and other public spending is actually less for smokers than nonsmokers on average: they
by lovecg 7y ago
Btw, it’s counterintuitive and morbid to think about, but the healthcare and other public spending is actually less for smokers than nonsmokers on average: they tend to die right around retirement age before social security and expensive healthcare is needed. See e.g. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1210319 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1210319
- conanbatt 7y agoHah! This is a fantastic argument I hadn't heard before.
- dkbrk 7y agoThere's a classic (and very funny) scene in Yes Prime Minister with this exact argument: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-WCX6ndow&feature=youtu.be&t=673 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OB-WCX6ndow&feature=youtu.be...