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Old 11-29-2010, 06:16 AM  
roly
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Originally Posted by Paul Markham View Post
You should be also paying the extra tax to fund your medical costs.
i can only speak for the uk, but according to a lancet study (2006) £9.3bn in tax was generated from tobacco sales against a cost to the nhs of £1.5bn. so actually smokers are subsidising the british health care system.
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