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Old 07-19-2007, 07:10 PM   #99
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Originally Posted by TexanBob View Post
Laugh all you want. The advocacy for a fat tax is already taking root in Europe:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...70&in_a_source
I am a smoker, as result I pay more taxes over the course of the year than non smokers.

This is one of the prices I pay to engage in a self destructive habit.

I understand that smoking has a large impact on health care in this country which in turn elevates the premiums of everyone - smokers and non smokers alike.

Same can be said for the obesity problem in this country (in fact it is quickly replacing smoking as the #1 cause of preventable health ailments)....so I think its only fair to impose additional taxes on them as well.
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