Smokers Burden on Socieity

[GoBeyond]

You constantly hear how much it costs the government to support the health care of smokers. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that smokers cost the country $96 billion a year in direct health care costs, and an additional $97 billion a year in lost productivity.

What if all smokers stopped smoking analog cigarettes and started vaping instead. Lets say on the average they lived 10 years longer. Whats the costs to Medicare, Social security, and Pensions?

 

[LoneWolf]

thats chump change compared to what the government makes on tobacco.

 

[Ninjas67]

The studies that try to take into account all the factors show they have less cost to society. Some interesting reading see- forces international- scientific proof section.

 

[markule]

Yep, smokers cost less because they die early, don't collect as much social security, don't need hundreds of dollars of medication for decades. Sure, chemo is expensive, but tends to be short term compared to heart meds, for instance.