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... in response to Smoking cessation products available on PBS
  1. What should taxes pay for?
    Chris Chris Australia says:
    December 9, 2010 at 1:34 AM

    Hi David Finch,
    I agree the government should help you pay for your medication. I would be happy for my tax dollars go towards helping you but i am not sure why you would not want to help your fellow countrymen overcome an addiction that is seriously bad for them.  Tobacco kills more people each year than any other drug. Because they made a stupid decision when they were teenagers we shouldn't offer assistance to them? The government is always looking at ways to save money - they are promoting quit smoking treatments because it will save a lot of money in preventing cancer treatments and surgery.

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