Thread: Easy way to prolong your life and enrich it both fiscally and socially

Originally Posted by Whip

Well, it is when the government wants to be hypocrites about it. If everyone that does smoke actually quit, the government would end up in a tailspin with the loss of tax revenue and programs it funds. I've quit for 8 years now. Went cold turkey. People need to want to quit. They have to mentally keep telling themselves over and over "I need to quit smoking".

The cost of smokers chronic disease burden outweighs the tax collected, here are some interesting developments from govt here where I am currently,
Tobacco giant rallies against NZ plain packaging - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Here the burden stats for Australia.
http://www.aihw.gov.au/risk-factors-...riority-areas/

Originally Posted by consolidation

The cost of smokers chronic disease burden outweighs the tax collected, here are some interesting developments from govt here where I am currently,
Tobacco giant rallies against NZ plain packaging - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Here the burden stats for Australia.
Risk factors (AIHW)

I don't know about down under but the US has many federal/state programs that are funded by tobacco tax - not all health related.