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daveake 07:06 pm UTC 04/03/09 |
| In reply to: | re: Widow gets 145 000 000 $ from Philip Morris - steven_stuart 06:45 pm UTC 04/03/09 |
| > Everyone who wants to smoke should smoke outside. Disagree. People can smoke in their own homes. It pisses me off when I'm walking down a high street and get a lungful of someone's smoke, but I guess banning smoking in such places might be a step too far. > Even people who live alone should nip out to > the garden because smoking damages more than our lungs. I don't follow. > But is it fair to bankrupt people who are going to die > young? Silly question, since even those on benefits or begging in the street seem to be able to afford tobacco. However, the answer is yes, of course it's fair. It's just an expense like any other. It gets taxed like most everything. I happen to drive a lot. I happen to like fast cars and happen to have two of the expensive buggers. Whose fault would it be if I bankrupted myself in my indulgence? > It would be nice if they had some money to leave to > family members. Then they shouldn't have spent their money on a habit that kills them and leaves them broke. People should be responsible for their own decisions and actions. Blaming outcomes on others is weak and pointless. Oh, and I speak as someone who is about to lose a mother-in-law to lung cancer, something that is almost certainly a result of her (ex) smoking habit. > A kid would have a difficult time if his > dad died from smoking but surely his situation would be > made even worse if his dad was broke and there was no > inheritance money. Then his dad shouldn't have been so self-centred. It's the dad's fault, not society's fault for trying to change habits through taxation. Dave | |
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