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On 2/24/2012 5:10 PM, Califbill wrote:
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On 2/23/2012 11:18 PM, Califbill wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:03:59 -0500, iBoaterer wrote:

How does a
morbidly obese person affect you second hand like smokers do?

Higher health care costs?
Ever been stuck in the center seat on an airliner between two fat
****ers ? I would rather they were skinny people, smoking.

I've already been over that. With smokers, you not only get the
benefit
of having to pay for their continued healthcare, you also get the
benefit of a high risk of cancer, heart disease, stroke, emphysema,
etc.
by being forced to inhale their smoke. No other disease or addiction
does that.

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Smokers have been shown to have less of an overall societal cost
than non
smokers in some studies. They die earlier with less end of live
cost, and
less social security payout. Plus the enormous amount of taxes they
have
paid to smoke. Lots more than the health insurance for smokers only
would
have cost. Plus look how much money they put in circulation. One of
the
reasons Altria has been one of the best investments since 1970.

Then you're not taking into account the toll from second hand smoke.

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No studies have really proved that much damage from 2nd hand smoke. but
the $2-3+ tax on each pack of cigarettes will pay for any extra
societal
costs. And I think NY has about an $8 a pack tax. NYC adds to that some
more tax. Might as well agree to a carbon tax, extra boat taxes Maybe
$2k a year for a powered recreational boat. Boat not really needed and
some of those people who think that kayaks and man powered vessels
should be the only thing on waterways. Where you going to stop excess
taxing? NY hid their overspending by adding a couple bucks tax to each
pack. Why should just one segment pay for the rest overspending? Now
that you agree to a tax for consuming an unhealthy substance, please
cough up 200% tax on each McD burger and 500% on fries. Probably McD
and
Burger King and Jack kill more than all the tobacco companies combined.
Obesity is an epidemic!

You better believe it. Something like 34% of the nation is obese and
almost literally each and every one of them WILL have health problems
related to it before they die. Fat people seem to get a pass even though
they are probably a lot more of a drain on society than smokers...

Smoke away! Get your kids hooked on them too! Someone else's obesity
doesn't harm your health. Someone else's smoke does. It's that simple.

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Sure that obesity harms my health. My financial health. And how many
people are harmed by 2nd hand smoke? Most public smoking is prohibited,
so mostly smokers hurt their families, and maybe both parents smoke. Not
good for the kid, but look how many obese parents are feeding their kids
the same crab that makes the parents obese. Probably more than smokers
hurting their offspring. Admitted smoking is a nasty habit, but so are
other habits. But we are supposed to be the land of the free. Free to
screw yourself up should be one of the main freedoms.

With a little effort you can minimize the effects of smoking from your
family. It's not perfect, but the first thing we did when we moved into
this house was remove one window in the Office and replace it with a
built in vent fan. My wife only smokes(ed) in the office and the
negative pressure even kept the smell from my dad's mormon (non smokers)
friends in the very next room over, separated by a door... Our house
never smelled like smoke. We had a similar setup upstairs in the office
in Essex. BTW, neither I nor any of our three children smoke cigarettes,
and none of them are obese either.. I am a few pounds heavier than I
should be.