You know, I think you'll find people being unlike Mormons is better for the taxpayer. https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Smoking-and-the-Public-Purs

You know, I think you'll find people being unlike Mormons is better for the taxpayer. https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Smoking-and-the-Public-Purse.pdf https://iea.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Smoking-and-th... For example, the study above shows that smokers *are actually a net benefit* to the government's bottom line since they pay taxes throughout their lifetime on tobacco and then they die faster (therefore spending less money in the form of healthcare/ aged pensions).