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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Ok, from what I have found treating lung cancer costs anywhere from $40,000 to $100,000 or more depending on the stage at which the cancer is discovered. So say the average then is $70,000 dollars per person. Estimating that the government collects $5 in taxes per pack of cigs and a smoker smokes 1 pack a day; one would have to smoke for 40 years until they pay for their lung cancer treatment. That doesnt include the cost of higher blood pressure, heart attacks, strokes, diebetes or any other disease that is associated with smoking.
So I think the non-smokers are subsidizing smokers health costs. And that ticks me off.
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Well it ends up being less than that for each smoker because not every smoker develops lung cancer, but they all end up paying taxes for packs of cigarettes bought.
It also ends up costing lots of money to treat people who are injured in car crashes, motorcycle crashes, people who eat unhealthy, people who drink alcohol, people who are involved in dangerous sports, people in farm accidents etc.
Do all those people **** you off?