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They die earlier, but I'm no sure if this outweighs the substantial treatments many need before they die.
by Angostura 5y ago
They die earlier, but I'm no sure if this outweighs the substantial treatments many need before they die.
- jjgreen 5y agoA smoker's heart attack at 57 is cheap, it's the non-smoker's 15 years of Alzheimer's that costs.
- hackeraccount 5y agoOr is that the smoker's emphysema, copd, lung cancer - I've heard it both ways but in my mind it's at least an open question as to who costs more.
- jjgreen 5y agoTrue enough, it could go either way, you pays your money and you takes your choice. Unless you're a Kiwi, there the state makes that choice for you; Mummy knows best.
- pixel_fcker 5y agoSee comment elsewhere in this thread for how smoking is a massive net gain for the UK government thanks to high taxes and early mortality.