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Old 08-03-2011, 00:45   #8
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Re: PANORAMA - Smoking and the Bandits

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Originally Posted by Cobbydaler View Post
I've fixed that for you...

Having had two work colleagues die from lung cancer in the last 12 months after lengthy hospital treatment, the revenue from tobacco taxation probably nowhere near compensates for the health costs...
A fair comparison would also factor in the costs of not smoking. The costs of illnesses associated with old age are quite considerable as well...
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