tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post7245223495529562704..comments2024-03-22T06:05:36.544-04:00Comments on Kids Prefer Cheese: Has it Really Come to This?Mungowitzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02340064320347875601noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-34860240948268580022008-02-07T05:07:00.000-05:002008-02-07T05:07:00.000-05:00Something here makes no sense. Are they saying th...Something here makes no sense. Are they saying that thin non smokers use the health service more than fat smokers? <BR/><BR/>That would seem to imply that fat smokers are healthier - or is it that whiney, thin non smokers are just more noticeable and can survive having 3 expensive heart attacks while pretending they are still 18?Thatcher's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109905814981958633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-19851719421244494302008-02-06T11:54:00.000-05:002008-02-06T11:54:00.000-05:00It only lists the costs to the heath system.Sure t...It only lists the costs to the heath system.<BR/>Sure the cost of old ages benifits/pensions should also have been takeninto acoount.<BR/>Probably the best way to live is work hard and die at 65 (from a smoking or oesity related disease).<BR/>Maximum tax benifits en minimum cost to the health systemAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7464708.post-78706417546812363972008-02-05T13:08:00.000-05:002008-02-05T13:08:00.000-05:00??You mean you didn't know this? Kip Viscusi's bee...??<BR/>You mean you didn't know this? Kip Viscusi's been saying it about smokers for years.<BR/><BR/>BTW, yes, of course there are benevfits to longer lives. This is solely a look at the effect on Govt finances. Those lost years of life tend to come after retirement.Tim Worstallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13161727860817121071noreply@blogger.com