05-18-2017, 08:37 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Camrose
Posts: 45,351
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Originally Posted by JustMe
You're right, smoking is the cause of death and suffering for many. However, the extra health care costs related to smoking caused illness or death is largely offset by the huge tax charged on tobacco products. In other words, smokers and chewers pay their own way.
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These numbers don't agree.
https://www.cancer.ca/~/media/cancer...t-SK.pdf?la=en
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As a result, the full cost of tobacco use in Saskatchewan is estimated at $1,080 million ($2008),
or $1,063 per-capita. Only 18% of these costs are
offset through tobacco tax revenue. Thirty-four
percent of the cost, ($373 million), is borne by Saskatchewan employers; 48% ($517 million) is
borne by taxpayers, more than 76% of whom are non-smokers.
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