Dedicated smokers

[tommymac]

Well the sitewide smoking ban has been implimented and apparently the penalties are harsh. Caught twice and youre fired.

Our secretary actualy walks out to her car and drives offsite to smoke then comes back. Wonder what they would say if I disappeared for over a half hr at a time esp if an emergency arose while I was gone.

[Cutty72]

damn smokers, abusing the system for years.

[wildchild]

hope she's not smoking too many a day or she may never be there.

[Particle Man]

Another reason I'm glad I don't smoke.

[Flexin]

New hires in the Fire department are not allowed to smoke period. I think its a good thing as a non smoker.

James

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Another reason I'm glad I don't smoke.

Same here

[caveman]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

Another reason I'm glad I don't smoke.

you mean other than the freakin $6 a pack price tag?

cigarette tax imposing gov't and tobacco companies

[tommymac]

Dont forget all the medical costs, they help keep me employed in the ER too

[caveman]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Dont forget all the medical costs, they help keep me employed in the ER too

yeah and insurance rates up too.

[Mikey]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Dont forget all the medical costs, they help keep me employed in the ER too

Yeah, fuck the smokers. They raise the price of healthcare for everyone.

Of course, if we're going that route, we also need to say fuck the motorcyclists (crashes are expensive, especially for those no-gear-wearing assholes). Let's not forget about all those runners with their eventual knee, hip, and foot problems (and athletes in general- shoulder surgery isn't cheap either). Then there are people who drink alcohol- cirrhosis can be a serious problem.

My favorite of all, though, are the triple-cheeseburger and fries guzzling fatasses. Last time I looked it up, obesity-related health care costs were something like triple what tobacco-related costs were. Hypertension, diabetes, stroke, MI, etc are pretty goddamn expensive.

On a related note:
Caveman, don't be pissed at the greedy tobacco companies, be pissed at the greedy government. Of that $6 you pay per pack, less than a buck actually goes to the companies who did all the work. The rest goes to the government so they can pay the healthcare costs for fat people. You see, for some reason, it's socially acceptable to declare tobacco "evil" and tax the crap out of it while restricting the companies' access to things like advertising and other normal business practices, but it's completely unacceptable to do the same with McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy's, Carl's Jr, etc.

The simple fact is that McDonald's kills more people (by a lot) and creates higher healthcare costs (again, by a lot) than Phillip Morris does. So why are cigarettes taxed to death, not allowed to advertise, and outright banned, but Big Macs aren't?