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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.

Where is the proof that people die from second hand smoke.

http://tinyurl.com/6t3p65o

The Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Adults

If you live or work with a smoker, be aware that their habit is having
an impact on your health:

The CDC reports that breathing secondhand smoke has an instant effect on
a person's cardiovascular system. Even a slight exposure can damage the
blood vessels and cause blood platelets to become stickier. Over time,
these changes can result in heart disease and heart attacks.

People regularly exposed to secondhand smoke have a 20 to 30% greater
chance of developing lung cancer than those who are not exposed as
often.

Cigarette smoke contains around 70 cancer-causing chemicals including
formaldehyde, benzene, vinyl chloride, arsenic, ammonia, and hydrogen
cyanide. Even brief exposure can damage your body cells leaving them
prone to cancerous changes.

The Effects of Secondhand Smoke on Children

The effects of secondhand smoke can be long-lasting for our littlest
ones:

According to the Office of the Surgeon General, babies living in a home
where a parent smokes are at a higher risk of sudden infant death
syndrome. It is believed that the chemicals in the smoke interfere with
the way the brain regulates breathing.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that
children of all ages who are constantly exposed to secondhand smoke are
more likely to suffer from asthma, respiratory problems such as
pneumonia and bronchitis, and middle ear infections.

Children who grow up around smokers are likely to have smaller lungs and
decreased lung function compared to those who come from non-smoking
homes


http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerC...condhand-smoke

http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_stat...ondhand_smoke/
health_effects/

Exposure to secondhand smoke has immediate adverse effects on the
cardiovascular system and can cause coronary heart disease.1,3
?Secondhand smoke causes an estimated 46,000 premature deaths from heart
disease each year in the United States among nonsmokers.4
?Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or at work
increase their risk of developing heart disease by 25?30%.


Light 'em up, everybody! Harm your spouse, harm your children, harm me
and my children because you think you enjoy a stinking filthy habit.
I've been there, and am damned glad I had the stones to quit. If not for
me, for my family.