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06-18-2010, 11:12 AM | #1 |
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Dont forget all the medical costs, they help keep me employed in the ER too
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06-18-2010, 11:14 AM | #2 |
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yeah and insurance rates up too.
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06-18-2010, 11:38 AM | #3 | |
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Of course, if we're going that route, we also need to say fuck the motorcyclists (crashes are expensive, especially for those no-gear-wearing assholes). Let's not forget about all those runners with their eventual knee, hip, and foot problems (and athletes in general- shoulder surgery isn't cheap either). Then there are people who drink alcohol- cirrhosis can be a serious problem. My favorite of all, though, are the triple-cheeseburger and fries guzzling fatasses. Last time I looked it up, obesity-related health care costs were something like triple what tobacco-related costs were. Hypertension, diabetes, stroke, MI, etc are pretty goddamn expensive. On a related note: Caveman, don't be pissed at the greedy tobacco companies, be pissed at the greedy government. Of that $6 you pay per pack, less than a buck actually goes to the companies who did all the work. The rest goes to the government so they can pay the healthcare costs for fat people. You see, for some reason, it's socially acceptable to declare tobacco "evil" and tax the crap out of it while restricting the companies' access to things like advertising and other normal business practices, but it's completely unacceptable to do the same with McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, Carl's Jr, etc. The simple fact is that McDonald's kills more people (by a lot) and creates higher healthcare costs (again, by a lot) than Phillip Morris does. So why are cigarettes taxed to death, not allowed to advertise, and outright banned, but Big Macs aren't?
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06-18-2010, 11:43 AM | #4 | |
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06-18-2010, 11:46 AM | #5 | |
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I do agree that obesity is a problem now and will only get worse as these fat kids become fat adults and these problems manifest themselves. Thing is if someone isa smoker we know that puts them at higher risk for MI or stroke as does their weight/obesity. So are big macs |
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06-18-2010, 11:42 AM | #6 |
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06-18-2010, 11:41 AM | #7 |
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Wow, thats really fair for the non smokers. Do they get to leave when they want for long breaks?
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06-18-2010, 12:04 PM | #8 |
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But you're ignoring the fact that cigarettes are designed to be addictive.
How are chocolate and fast food addictive? What chemicals in them make your body dependant on it like nicotine does? |
06-18-2010, 12:09 PM | #9 |
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06-18-2010, 12:25 PM | #10 | |
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So is fast food. I don't know the chemicals off hand but we have had numerous discussions on this topic. Avatard's high fructose corn syrup thread comes to mind.
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