smokers tax

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

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.