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Quoted from Skyride

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As much as I agree with the spirit of what you’re saying, there is a thousand other things more deserving of cuts the NHS. To the contrary, the NHS gets plenty of money, it’s all just bad management.

Not saying cut it, I’m saying do things to prevent loads of money being spent.

I don’t want my taxes going on fat people :(

Come to think of it my internet has been slow for the past month or so, I’ve put it down to a weak wireless signal, as I downloaded Tf2 at 1MB/s today, but on my laptop it doesn’t manage it.

Might actually be a poor network card in my laptop though.

ITS A MISTEREE!

Dying slowly? Can we help you some way and put it out of its misery?

Quoted from WARHURYEAH

We just spend it on the NHS to make sure the fat people, smokers and drinkers stay alive.

http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/cigarette_tax_receipts_v_cost_of
http://www.the-tma.org.uk/tma-publications-research/facts-figures/tax-revenue-from-tobacco/

Points of note:
Smoking “costs the British taxpayer more than £1.7billion a year in treatment bills”
Department of Health (FOI request) response in January, 2009

Tax Revenue from Tobacco in same period – approximately £10billion.

Total difference between tax on smokers and cost of saving smokers – roughly £8.3billion.

I think we’re entitled to fuck ourselves up and receive our treatment since we’re quite frankly in a fair bit of credit there son! Also, what about if part of that £8.3billion saves a member of your family from illness? Can we say fuck your family for taking our cigarette funds? :)

I hate it when people whine about shit they have zero knowledge about.

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Doing it in an aggressive manner instead of just correcting someone politely? It’s like being a mini version of Chris who yells at people and calls everyone retarded because they don’t know something about computers.

I’m sure there would have been a more polite way of what you said, but never mind.

Quoted from d2m

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I think we’re entitled to fuck ourselves up and receive our treatment since we’re quite frankly in a fair bit of credit there son!

I find it a bit mental you actually realise your fucking yourself up, but keep smoking! Ive seen first off the effects of smoking, the people lying ill in shitty hospital wards because they smoked all their life. It just aint worth it. But then again, it’s entirely upto you :)

Quoted from dougiie

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I find it a bit mental you actually realise your fucking yourself up, but keep smoking! Ive seen first off the effects of smoking, the people lying ill in shitty hospital wards because they smoked all their life. It just aint worth it. But then again, it’s entirely upto you :)

Pretty much what Chris said.

I’ve also seen it, perhaps not to the extent of you when you work in a hospital – but I’m well aware of the risks in anything I choose to participate.

Smoking isn’t cool, it’s not healthy but it’s something people choose to do if it fits in with their lifestyle choices. I smoke 5-6 cigarettes a day and I very much enjoy the break from my job when I do so. On the downside, I hate the smell and the taste of it but it’s an addiction like any other.

But yeah, the whole point was meant on the economy rather than whether it’s cool or not. I just voiced it from the opinion of a smoker because I’d be a hypocrite to say I was anything but! -x-