Comments on: How is encouraging people to stop smoking by raising taxes supposed to raise money for health care? http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:11:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Olan Black http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-1837 Olan Black Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:01 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html#comment-1837 No, it is suppose to get people to stop smoking reduce the cost of health care this is the logic (agree or not, i really don't care and I am a smoker) the majority of health cost are due to smoking, so if you stop people from smoking, you reduce health care cost. but.... you also reduce the need for tobacco (the number one cash crop for Kentucky, and the second cash crop for North Carolina). reduce the number of factory workers at plants that package cigarettes (they have a big plant in Greensboro,NC employs about 2,000 people. I think the tax money will end up funding something stupid, like the money that states got from the tobacco lawsuit, it was used as normal state funds and not for health care. No, it is suppose to

get people to stop smoking

reduce the cost of health care

this is the logic (agree or not, i really don’t care and I am a smoker)

the majority of health cost are due to smoking, so if you stop people from smoking, you reduce health care cost. but….

you also reduce the need for tobacco (the number one cash crop for Kentucky, and the second cash crop for North Carolina).

reduce the number of factory workers at plants that package cigarettes (they have a big plant in Greensboro,NC employs about 2,000 people.

I think the tax money will end up funding something stupid, like the money that states got from the tobacco lawsuit, it was used as normal state funds and not for health care.

]]> By: HQ http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-1838 HQ Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:01 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html#comment-1838 Obama will definitely pay his share of taxes. He loves them Newports. Obama will definitely pay his share of taxes. He loves them Newports.

]]> By: Damone http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-1839 Damone Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:01 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html#comment-1839 Indirect savings from less people dying of tobacco-related complications, therefore lower health care costs overall. Indirect savings from less people dying of tobacco-related complications, therefore lower health care costs overall.

]]> By: ensnentill http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-1840 ensnentill Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:01 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html#comment-1840 1 won't be successful. It's just the excuse so that they can get #2. 1 won’t be successful. It’s just the excuse so that they can get #2.

]]> By: golfman26@sbcglobal.net http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html/comment-page-1#comment-1841 golfman26@sbcglobal.net Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:01:01 +0000 http://copdlungdisease.com/how-is-encouraging-people-to-stop-smoking-by-raising-taxes-supposed-to-raise-money-for-health-care.html#comment-1841 Human nature they know the majority of people will not quit. How many times I heard when they went to $4 a pack I'm quitting. Didn't happen including myself. Human nature they know the majority of people will not quit. How many times I heard when they went to $4 a pack I’m quitting. Didn’t happen including myself.

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