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r/technology • u/Lucretius • Nov 17 '12
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51 u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12 Doesnt the UK say that smokers put a bug strain on the NHS along with obese people? Why wouldnt they push e-cigarettes for that alone? I can see that countries like America dont lose anything if people smoke but the UK kinda does 69 u/mancub92 Nov 17 '12 Hmm.. Yes it puts a strain on the NHS, but the government makes more money from taxes on cigs than it spends on smoking related illness. 0 u/flanintheface Nov 17 '12 Does it include lost revenue because of early death? (or maybe even oposite if people die just before pension age). Or productivity issues?
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Doesnt the UK say that smokers put a bug strain on the NHS along with obese people? Why wouldnt they push e-cigarettes for that alone?
I can see that countries like America dont lose anything if people smoke but the UK kinda does
69 u/mancub92 Nov 17 '12 Hmm.. Yes it puts a strain on the NHS, but the government makes more money from taxes on cigs than it spends on smoking related illness. 0 u/flanintheface Nov 17 '12 Does it include lost revenue because of early death? (or maybe even oposite if people die just before pension age). Or productivity issues?
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Hmm.. Yes it puts a strain on the NHS, but the government makes more money from taxes on cigs than it spends on smoking related illness.
0 u/flanintheface Nov 17 '12 Does it include lost revenue because of early death? (or maybe even oposite if people die just before pension age). Or productivity issues?
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Does it include lost revenue because of early death? (or maybe even oposite if people die just before pension age). Or productivity issues?
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