We know smoking tobacco is not good for kids
but a lot of other things aren't good
Drinking's not good
Some would say milk's not good
Bob Dole
Why would a nationalized tobacco industry
say smoking prevents ulcers, reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease
relieves schizophrenia, boosts brain cells
speeds up thinking, improves reactions, increases work efficiency
and eliminates loneliness and depression?
Why would a study indirectly funded by tobacco interests
suggest savings from not having to pay smokers pensions and benefits
outweighs short term health care costs
when tobacco tax revenues are included?
By smoking
I contribute to the stability of the state budget
By buying cigarettes I increase state revenues and I will die of lung cancer
so the state won't have to pay me a pension
Former Czech Prime Minister Milos Zeman
If most smokers die about 10 years earlier than non-smokers
and more Americans started smoking
would taxpayers pay less for short-term medical costs
than for long-term Social Security and Medicaid benefits?
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