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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Not in the slightest. Denying a sick person care, even if you're only doing so by making that care unaffordable, is directly contrary to the purpose of medicine.
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You already agree with taxing one of necessities these same people need in order to survive, so why wouldn't you agree with forcing them to pay more for health care?
These people are a drain on society because of choices they make. Why should I pay for their health care?
Why should anyone pay for their health care? Let them foot their own bill, out of their own pocket.
That'll teach them not to smoke.
You know, like you think this tobacco tax will do. Just magically force an addict not to smoke.
If anything, it'll drive these addicts into a world of crime, where they CAN get their fill.
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The only way to offset those costs is to tax the activity that caused the increased risk in the first place.
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No, the BEST long-term way to offset those costs is to educate people. Like I said, smoking rates fell because we were educated, very strongly, about what it does to our bodies.
I still remember the 'detailed' pictures we were shown in elementary/high school, and all the smokers who can in to tell us not to even start.