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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
Yeah, it’s a sick thing to say but if this is really about the financial cost of people, the sooner people in retirement die the better.
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You are putting a darker and more cynical twist on this. My point was that "saving on health care costs!" is a straw-man. I do want people to live longer, healthier and happier lives. But I also believe we should be allowed to choose our own vices that kill us in the end (be it smoking, drinking, back-country hiking or mountain climbing). Increasing taxes on cigarettes does nothing other than increasing revenues on politically-easy targets, similar to liquor, gambling, speeding etc. This is immoral on the part of governments.
With NZ imposing a lifetime ban on a legal adult activity - there is no way this doesn't get challenged and overturned by some form of a human rights tribunal.