I used to smoke and had a unique way of quitting. I was ten years old and used to buy cigs and smoke about a pack a day... big shot George. I actually quit smoking after my mother caught my brother smoking when I was was 10 and a half.
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Actually laineybug I feel that some smokers are in fact unfairly dicriminated against by insurance companies.....and here's why I feel that way:.....Many older generation smokers (who haven't died yet of complications) were not given the same kind of information about the dangers of smoking that is available today.....In fact smoking was promoted as a somewhat glamorous
habbit up untill around the 60's or so by many industries including the movie industry (and the tobacco industry of course).....Couple that with the fact that big tobacco companies have been found guilty of deliberately skewing the facts about the dangers of smoking for years (please don't take this as a prelude to another political debate however!).......I feel it is unfair for the millions of Americans who were then drawn in to becoming addicted to this HIGHLY addictive substance to now have to face higher financial burdens in thier insurance premiums as a result.....Granted many of the younger generation should know better.....but I believe the tobacco industry has spent lots of money targeting the youth of America with thier ads......So I for one think that the tobacco industry should pay much (if not all) of the extra insurance premiums for most of these smokers.....I know many of y'all will vehemently disagree with me on this....and that's fine....I'm just giving my opinion on the subject....not trying to pick any fights with anyone.....If you disagree with my opinion then I will respect your differing opinions.
Newmastersswimmer
Actually laineybug I feel that some smokers are in fact unfairly dicriminated against by insurance companies.....and here's why I feel that way:.....Many older generation smokers (who haven't died yet of complications) were not given the same kind of information about the dangers of smoking that is available today.....In fact smoking was promoted as a somewhat glamorous
habbit up untill around the 60's or so by many industries including the movie industry (and the tobacco industry of course).....Couple that with the fact that big tobacco companies have been found guilty of deliberately skewing the facts about the dangers of smoking for years (please don't take this as a prelude to another political debate however!).......I feel it is unfair for the millions of Americans who were then drawn in to becoming addicted to this HIGHLY addictive substance to now have to face higher financial burdens in thier insurance premiums as a result.....Granted many of the younger generation should know better.....but I believe the tobacco industry has spent lots of money targeting the youth of America with thier ads......So I for one think that the tobacco industry should pay much (if not all) of the extra insurance premiums for most of these smokers.....I know many of y'all will vehemently disagree with me on this....and that's fine....I'm just giving my opinion on the subject....not trying to pick any fights with anyone.....If you disagree with my opinion then I will respect your differing opinions.
Newmastersswimmer
