[HEY4QDEMS]

crying for government (me) to pay for their oxygen tanks.......

Slow down there Tex, I'm afraid you just branded the wrong steer.

Based on the size of the tobacco settlements paid annually and the tens of billions of dollars in tobacco taxes paid annually, I can tell you with a high degree of certainty that you are not the one footing the bills for smoker care.

[tigtog]

Ditto. Smokers and drinkers have been carrying a heavier tax load for decades. These so called sin taxes have been a favorite for politicians for years. BTW, smokers generally cost governments less because they die earlier and faster than their healthier counterparts. Also, who here wants to outlast the rest of us in the nursing home anyway??

[RandallFlagg]

Slow down there Tex, I'm afraid you just branded the wrong steer.

ROFL! I gotta remember that line!