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Tag: Smokers

Hey, Fatso! Gimme A Light While We're Waiting.

By Corinthian Scales, Section News
Posted on Mon Dec 20, 2010 at 12:08:39 PM EST
Tags: Socialized Medicine, Obamacare, Fatty's, Smokers, Poverty, Waivers (all tags)

It prolly won't be all that far down the road I'll be able to say those very words if America continues on the path of following Jolly 'ol England's lead with our health care. Just two days ago it was reported that their cash strapped National Health Services has proposed vast improvements to expedite their 18 week treatment process figures.

Smokers and overweight patients in need of major operations could be thrown off hospital waiting lists under "desperate" cost-cutting plans.

Oh? I already know that smokers are eeevil, at least that's what the drones tell me, but, what's the skinny on who's considered fat?

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The cost...

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Mon Dec 14, 2009 at 07:54:55 AM EST
Tags: Michigan, Smoking, Smokers, Cigarettes, Business (all tags)

One of our most esteemed regulars, Corinthian Scales, has in one of his comments pointed out another brilliant article by economist Walter E Williams.

Michigan has come to a fork in the road, and instead of left or right, it has driven itself into the ditch. It should be noted that in the case of the new ban on smoking, it does come at a financial cost.

The cost to nonsmokers to impose their will on smokers, say, in a restaurant, bar or airplane, is zero, or close to it. They just have to get the legislature to do their bidding. When the cost of something is zero, there's a tendency for people to take too much of it. You say, "Williams, in my book, there can never be too much smoke-free air!" Here's a little test. Say your car's out of gas and stuck in a blizzard. You wave me down for assistance. I say, "I'll be glad to give you a lift to safety, but I'm smoking in my car." How likely is it that you'll turn down my assistance in an effort to avoid tobacco smoke? You might be tempted to argue, "That's different." It's not different at all. The cost of a smoke-free environment is not what you're willing to pay.

Perhaps we wont be stuck in the blizzard, but we will wind up with revenues to the state treasury being reduced.

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