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Originally Posted by Sly
I don't really like a lot of federal law and I definitely do not like the idea of the government telling people what they can and cannot do... but the smoking argument brings up a lot of interesting points. Studies like this, assuming they are fully accurate, show that smoking is a health hazard and it impacts every one of us. Particularly when these smokers (and even non-smokers) get sick later on in life and need to utilize Medicare and Medicaid, two programs on the brink of collapse, which taxpayers are paying for.
For a smoker to say that "it isn't your business!" is not really true, it's everyone's business when that person is no longer able to pay for their health expenses caused by smoking.
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Have you ever read a history book ?
Tobacco was a major crop in the beginning days of this country good or bad.
"Tobacco was the first crop grown for money in North America. In 1612 the settlers of the first American colony in Jamestown, Virginia grew tobacco as a cash crop. It was their main source of money. Other cash crops were corn, cotton, wheat, sugar, and soya beans. Tobacco helped pay for the American Revolution against England. Also, the first President of the U.S. grew tobacco."
http://lincs.worlded.org/docs/tobacc...istory_of.html