non smoker/smoker

[onelove]

Smoking is one of those things that you pay for that is statistically proven to kill you. as a former smoker, it was certainly a draw socially to be around other smokers but the long term price to pay is not worth the short term costs

[ClarkKent]

I don't think anyone is going to change anyone else's mind here on the science. Better not to fight about it.

[SteveB]

With all due respect I spent a year researching my work and walked out with a first class honours degree. I think I'm adequately educated to say that through my research it's clear that the government don't want people to quit but have to pay lip service to the zealous non smoking pressure groups. The economy benefits SO much from people smoking that when an economist tried to work out the figuires with a world without tobacco he couldnt because it is so engrained in society and contributes so much that to take it away would be distarious!!
Everyone focuses on the negatives....let's start looking at the positives.....
Smoking is very very good for the economy!

Think of all those poor undertakers.

[Dalton23]

http://m.jnci.oxfordjournals.org/con...djt365.extract

^^^no clear link between passive smoking and cancer^^^

[hadaway]

we made the cattle population tho
and the cars
bad humans bad

we did but we humans are just as bad as the cattle at releasing deadly gases into the atmosphere, I blame Heinz

[hadaway]

for a hundred euro I,m sure you will be able to suck her boobies for a while

I thought milk prices were at an all time low, William,

[willie wacker]

I thought milk prices were at an all time low, William,

That,s cow milk ya big dope
Her milk is at a premium

[tom sand]

With all due respect I spent a year researching my work and walked out with a first class honours degree. I think I'm adequately educated to say that through my research it's clear that the government don't want people to quit but have to pay lip service to the zealous non smoking pressure groups. The economy benefits SO much from people smoking that when an economist tried to work out the figuires with a world without tobacco he couldnt because it is so engrained in society and contributes so much that to take it away would be distarious!!
Everyone focuses on the negatives....let's start looking at the positives.....
Smoking is very very good for the economy!

no again i disagree
its great for the economy
tax's ect
but in the end
but the cost to the health servise
not so good
it out number's it
in money
the cost off taking care of a smoker

[ManHold]

Like, what kind of places? A special sealed air-controlled room? I don't mean to be a dick, just curious. I would imagine something like that with a forced circulation system would be expensive.

As someone who travels a lot (and is a nonsmoker) I do have to say nothing grinds my gears more than finally getting into my hotel room just to find out the previous occupant was a smoker. Again not trying to be a dick, but honestly yes I think nonsmokers rights to be free of lung cancer are more important than smokers rights to be comfy while they smoke.

Now if such a room with an air circulation system was paid for from higher taxes on smoking products, that would be a fair compromise.

Some people just don't have to TRY, they just are.

[ManHold]

no again i disagree
its great for the economy
tax's ect
but in the end
but the cost to the health servise
not so good
it out number's it
in money
the cost off taking care of a smoker

Do you know the numbers or are you blowing smoke out your arse?