[Rebelgecko]

I believe that tobacco use is actually beneficial under a universal healthcare system. Dying early from cancer is a bummer at an individual level, but much cheaper than getting old and the additional care needs that come with that. So you'll be paying almost as much in taxes as someone who doesn't partake,while getting a smaller amount of retiree benefits in return.

Maybe there should be a tax rebate for smokers, so they can buy more cigarettes?

[pm90]

You don’t just drop dead of cancer. There is an extensive treatment process involved which is rather expensive and not guaranteed to work. So this argument doesn’t really hold.