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Originally Posted by ecduzitgood
What is it with people. I am not saying smoking is a positive thing but please, it's not as bad as many people think or have been propagandized into believing.
How can you explain people who smoked their whole lives never having an issue directly associated to smoking? There are people who live to be 100 or more that smoked for 30-50-70 years and they die of some other cause, how can you explain that? How old was George Burns when he died? It's hard to find a picture of him without a cigar.
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Everyone else addressed the "it's a private business so they get to do what they want." Just like anything else, if you don't like a company's policies then I'm sure they'd be the first to tell you to take your business elsewhere...
However, I have to point out issue with the above statement. People like to support their arguments by pointing to isolated cases that support their position. Let's remember that exceptions don't make the rule.
Hell, I remember reading about a recent study that said smokers and overweight people actually have the potential to save insurance companies money because they die so much earlier than non-smokers.
I'm not saying don't smoke, being that I enjoy a cigar here and there. But I also know I'm not doing my health any favors.
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