should smokers and drinkers pay more for health care?

Originally Posted by PattyNBK

Should smokers pay more? Yes. They are doing something that is dangerous by its very nature and has very little (if any) positive value (and those are actually just side effects, not actual uses). They endanger themselves and endanger others (second-hand smoke is sometimes worse than first-hand smoke, depending on if the smoker smokes with filters or not), and are far more likely to get numerous diseases than the average person. There is no doubt that lung cancer and smoking are linked; smoking is the top cause of lung cancer! Sure, it's not guaranteed, but then the same could be said for having sex with someone who has AIDS in that it's a gamble; you might get lucky, but chances are greater that you're gonna get something nasty. Bottom line, people shouldn't have to pay for others' stupidity. Oh, and if people lie about smoking and get caught, their insurance should be rendered null and void.

Actually the main cause of lung cancer is NOT smoking, smoking only increases the chance of getting cancer.
Cancer is mostly determined by chance and if your body already has some weak cells.

Jam it back in, in the dark.