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Re: Smoking on cruise ships Posted on: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 16:02:57 -0400

On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 13:16:21 -0600, Lloyd Parsons wrote:

> It is sizeable as taxing tobacco products has been an easy target. And
> you know politicians don't like losing tax revenues. If all tobacco
> users in the US quit today, you can bet your butt that some new taxes
> would be talked about in a hurry.

So tax revenues outweigh medical costs?
--
Charles of RTC said: "Like my smoker co-worker who has not worked for three
months now because he has to take oxygen due to diminished lung capacity
from years of smoking. Although I feel bad he is ill I don't feel bad about
taking his job since he put himself in that situation." Signed Charles The
Cold Hearted Bastard