I happen to agree with JP concerning infringing on people's rights. I also agree with Easyrider's explanation concerning driving health care costs.
While I understand the concern for health it seems our nanny government is infringing on the rights of smokers and has stigmatized anyone who they deem to be obese. We can argue that point perhaps in another thread but l do not want to lose sight of the subject matter here.
Hospital won't hire smokers. Really! The government is going to discriminate against smokers. Even more maddening is that states such as Oregon that have made marijuana legal begs to ask this question. We are penalizing punishing and stigmatizing smokers and now denying them employment because of health reasons yet we are making it easier for people to do dope which has many side effects emotionally physiologically and psychologically . Would you trust a medial person who was doing dope over one who was a smoker?
This country is upside down and the reason is simply we have gone from a country where the rule of law prevailed to one of rights. Everyone has rights no one has responsibilities.
FYI: I quit smoking on my own in 1973 but I always felt smokers were treated badly.
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