Re: Committee Against Unfair Taxation

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4 total messages Started by Rick Mancuso Fri, 30 Oct 1992 23:24

Author: Rick Mancuso
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 1992 23:24

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In-Reply-To: Daniel R. Guilderson's message of Oct 30 11:01:16 EST 1992

The tax on tobacco is quite simply preventative medicine.  No matter how 
considerate your 62 year old friend is of non-smokers, chances are very good
that he will eventually succumb to a smoking related illness.  An illness,
such as lung cancer or heart disease, that will be very costly to the 
medical system.  It's no surprise that health care costs are so high.
Even if the money garnered from the tax did not go toward smoking prevention
programs, as it is earmarked, the cost of cigarettes might just be 
prohibitive enough to turn a few youngsters away from them.  
-- 
mancur@rpi.edu	     |"What do we call this weapon, the Desslok mines?"
Rick Mancuso	     |"Perhaps we should test our weapons before we name them."

Re: Committee Against Unfair Taxation

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Author: Daniel R. Guilderson
Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1992 14:47

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In article <bfb1lc-@rpi.edu> mancur@vccsouth27.its.rpi.edu (Rick Mancuso) writes:

   An illness, such as lung cancer or heart disease, that will be very
   costly to the medical system.

All the health plans/insurance I have seen impose higher rates on
smokers.  A higher tax on cigarettes won't make a damn bit of
difference on health care costs to non-smokers.

   [canard about discouraging youngsters from smoking deleted]

You ought to ask some youngsters why they smoke.  Chances are they
won't mention anything about it being a cheap activity.

Re: Committee Against Unfair Taxation

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Author: Tim Pierce
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 06:29

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In article <DRG.92Nov2094715@candidus.ma30.bull.com> drg@candidus.ma30.bull.com (Daniel R. Guilderson) writes:

>In article <bfb1lc-@rpi.edu> mancur@vccsouth27.its.rpi.edu (Rick Mancuso) writes:
>
>   [canard about discouraging youngsters from smoking deleted]
>
>You ought to ask some youngsters why they smoke.  Chances are they
>won't mention anything about it being a cheap activity.

Who does anything because it's cheap?  People stop doing things
because it becomes too expensive.

-- 
____ Tim Pierce                / 
\  / twpierce@unix.amherst.edu / I use antlers in all of my decorating.
 \/ (BITnet: TWPIERCE@AMHERST) /

Re: Committee Against Unfair Taxation

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Author: Dave Borden
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1992 14:37

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In article <DRG.92Nov2094715@candidus.ma30.bull.com> drg@candidus.ma30.bull.com (Daniel R. Guilderson) writes:
>In article <bfb1lc-@rpi.edu> mancur@vccsouth27.its.rpi.edu (Rick Mancuso) writes:
>
>   An illness, such as lung cancer or heart disease, that will be very
>   costly to the medical system.
>
>All the health plans/insurance I have seen impose higher rates on
>smokers.  A higher tax on cigarettes won't make a damn bit of
>difference on health care costs to non-smokers.

Really?  Well, not _one_ of the several plans I have to choose from charges
smokers higher rates.  In fact, they don't even know if I smoke or not.

  - Dave Borden
    borden@m5.harvard.edu

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