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Originally Posted by blankall
Hate to break it to you, but everyone has to die of something. All old people cost the health care system ridiculous amounts of money.
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Oh, for sure. I totally agree with you and, as I said in my post, I'm not in favour of the new smoking regulations. I was just constructing the argument that's used to support them.
However, there is a
huge difference between assessing responsibility for the costs of people who develop chronic conditions as a result of the natural aging process and those who make the choice to start smoking and subsequently develop illnesses. One is inevitable, the other is preventable.