Win, lose or draw-the smokers will continue to puff, puff, puff!!
The majority of smokers state, "I am going to quit."
Yeah, yeah, yeah!!!
They do not have the courage of their convictions.
Others say, "I just can't quit."
They have about as much control over their lives as they have over that cigarette.
Anybody can quit.
Better to walk around short winded, coughing and spewing and stinking!!!
One never knows how absolutely disgusting that habit is until they quit.
Yessir-I am an ex smoker.
I have to admit I was good at it-like world class!!
No patch, no pills, no weaning off-just out and out became a quitter.
It was sure worth it.

I also was a smoker,2 packs a day 41 Years, Never spent a day in doctors office because of smokes, does not bother me people smoke . The goverment should bugger off.

Yep, a good smoker can burn up $20.00 a day -or over $600.00 a month. Take 2 good smokers in a household and look at $1200.00 a month.
Not enough money to go around and live comfortably, but it is always there for the smokes.
Is it really really worth it???
I do not preach quitting-nor do I admonish those who smoke.
I just know how much better it would be all the way around the board if they did quit.
I could well afford to smoke, but I do feel better that I quit-and no, I do not take a $20.00 bill and light it up every day, but I have a better place to use it than seeing it go up in smoke.
It would be so nice if everyone could just quit-both healthwise and money wise.
I was actually a slave to the almighty cigarette. Never less than 2 packs a day-sometimes almost 3.
I am so thankful I quit!!!
This time-the government is right.

"Gypsy" - Seriously, move on, it's time to get a life.

I am not sure whether medical services used by smokers is, on the average, higher than medical services used by others. Besides, medical service is only one of the costs the government has as people get older.

Compare, for instance, the money which government has to pay for keeping someone alive and living after 65 years - old age securty, CPP, free university tuition, eventually old age home if they do not have their own plan, assisted living, extended care, care of other diseases of the old, etc. etc.

So, how much funding does the smoker who dies of cancer at age 63 use versus the individual who is dependent on government pension after 65 and lives to be 85?

Yes sir-death to socialism!!!!
Maybe that is why I have a life-I quit smoking.
I must admit-owl makes some good points.
The longer one lives-the bigger drain on pensions and care.
And the gov't collects as much in taxes on cigarettes as they pay out in health care-supposedly??
To puff or not to puff-that is the question??
Your decision!!!!