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Old 08-09-2007, 03:23 PM   #96
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Re: smokers tax

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Here is one such study I referenced earlier. It was authored by a member of the Congressional Research Service.
Schneed, check this study out. We went over this argument a few pages ago, but basically, some believe that cigarettes actually save the government money because smokers often die before they get their social security checks, before they use a lot of medicare payments, etc. While cancer treatments aren't cheap, nursing home care is ridiculously expensive.
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