Yes, of course. Smokers and many other bad habits are great for the public purse - especially with less state pension payouts. But this isn't an argument we ac

Yes, of course. Smokers and many other bad habits are great for the public purse - especially with less state pension payouts. But this isn't an argument we accept in public health. If it was, we wouldn't provide any healthcare that prolonged life after someone was after working age. Regardless there are still an awful lot of really dibilating conditions that massively affect productivity caused be tobacco related illnesses that isn't just death or cancer care.