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Re: Smoke-free ordinances
Any chance that you folks could stop "blowing smoke" and get back to rad issues?
The opinions expressed are strictly mine.
It's not about dose, it's about trust.
Curies forever.
Bill Lipton
liptonw@dteenergy.com
Ted de Castro wrote:
> So - maybe we can find an insurer who doesn't insure smokers??
>
> Taxes of course should NOT pay for any of this (Fat chance that will
> ever happen - smokers and their relatives are LOTS of voters).
>
> "Gibbs, S Julian" wrote:
> >
> > Let me begin by saying that I am a member of the most vociferous
> > sect on this subject: a sanctimonious, reformed ex-smoker.
> >
> > However, there is one point we must all consider: smoking drives up
> > the cost of health care. Who pays for that? We all do, through
> > increased taxes, health insurance premiums, and god knows what all
> > else.
> >
> > I, for one, am not willing to contribute one cent to pay for
> > someone (anyone) else's bad habits.
> >
> > ***********************************************************
> > S. Julian Gibbs, DDS, PhD Voice: 615-322-1477
> > Professor, Emeritus
> > Dept. of Radiology & Radiological Sciences
> > Vanderbilt University Medical Center Home: 615-356-3615
> > 209 Oxford House Email:s.julian.gibbs@vanderbilt.edu
> > Nashville TN 37232-4245 or alias:j.gibbs@vanderbilt.edu
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