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- From: igb@fulcrum.co.uk (Ian G Batten)
- Subject: Re: Those inscrutable cigarette adverts
- Message-ID: <C1F5yu.6us@fulcrum.co.uk>
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- Organization: Fulcrum Communications
- References: <1993Jan25.125128.7420@visionware.co.uk> <C1Eyrr.4wn@fulcrum.co.uk> <JIM.93Jan25164815@hunter.cs.strath.ac.uk>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:01:41 GMT
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- In article <JIM.93Jan25164815@hunter.cs.strath.ac.uk> jim@cs.strath.ac.uk (Jim Reid) writes:
- > But what about the burden on the health service while these smokers
- > live? What if budgets are overspent treating these silly people and
- > non-smokers can't get treated properly as a result?
-
- Dying of smoking-related diseases is no more expensive than dying of
- something else. The duty more than pays for extra costs of treatment
- for the general ill-health caused by smoking.
-
- And I wasn't being totally serious :-)
-
- > And while these smokers are busy killing themselves, what about the
- > rest of the population who have to put up with cigarette smoke, fag
- > ends and the fire risks? How much of the Fire Brigade's workload is
- > caused by dropped cigarretes?
-
- The last part is true. I'm slightly surprised there isn't a loading on
- house insurance for smokers.
-
- ian
-
-