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<blockquote data-quote="sundownz" data-source="post: 2449646" data-attributes="member: 549523">Too lazy to read the whole thread to see if this was covered...But yes, smokers should be taxed. Lifestyle diseases are the #1 healthcare expense in the USA and look at how our Medicare system is crumbling... look at how ridiculous health insurance... it sucks for the rest of us and smoking directly impacts health care costs.And yes, this means I also think that junk food needs a tax. Obesity is a bigger health care issue than lung cancer. Double the price of candy bars too... thats fine with me. People that make lifestyle choices that make other people pay more out of pocket for healthcare should make up the difference... no matter if it&#039;s smoking, obesity, or drinking too much alchohol.As for the war thing... not going to go there much, but whether cigarrettes are taxed or not they will still pay for the war. Either we tax smokers or cut something like education... either way the govt will pay for it somehow since they seem to think it&#039;s a priority (as you can tell I don&#039;t agree).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sundownz, post: 2449646, member: 549523"] Too lazy to read the whole thread to see if this was covered... But yes, smokers should be taxed. Lifestyle diseases are the #1 healthcare expense in the USA and look at how our Medicare system is crumbling... look at how ridiculous health insurance... it sucks for the rest of us and smoking directly impacts health care costs. And yes, this means I also think that junk food needs a tax. Obesity is a bigger health care issue than lung cancer. Double the price of candy bars too... thats fine with me. People that make lifestyle choices that make other people pay more out of pocket for healthcare should make up the difference... no matter if it's smoking, obesity, or drinking too much alchohol. As for the war thing... not going to go there much, but whether cigarrettes are taxed or not they will still pay for the war. Either we tax smokers or cut something like education... either way the govt will pay for it somehow since they seem to think it's a priority (as you can tell I don't agree). [/QUOTE]

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