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Originally posted by Derwood
The truth is that smokers and obese people DO make health insurance more expensive for the rest of us. Not that I condone this doctor's idea, but let's be real here.
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You know who else makes health care more expensive? Parents.
Yep - parents. Because children are always getting sick and taking up doctors' precious time. And if that wasn't bad enough, every time a child gets sick, the illness is passed on to their parents, and their parents' coworkers, and those coworkers' spouses, and their kids - which starts the whole cycle over again. Each one of those little buggers is a miniature Typhoid Mary.
Having children is a conscious choice with dire circumstances. It puts a tremendous strain on health care, and should be outlawed.
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Originally posted by billege
I also pay more taxes than a similar non-smoker. Everyone needs to remember that almost every state raises taxes on smokes and booze as soon as there is a budget issue. Smokers often pay for more than their share.
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I think the most outlandish example of this is the new stadium built in Cleveland about 7 years ago. It was built from funds collected on a 50 cent per pack cigarette tax. And can smokers smoke in "their" new stadium - even though it's outdoors? Of course not.
/not a smoker; just don't agree with discrimination against legal practices.
<b>Edited later:</b> I will, however, agree with the doctors who request (or require) that their patients stop smoking for a certain time period before surgery - unsuccessful surgeries and complications can affect doctors' reputations (and income) as well as the patients' well being.