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'Of the lung-cancer patients I deal with, around 90% are smokers,'says oncologist Adam Dangoor.
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'Of the lung-cancer patients I deal with, around 90% are smokers,' says oncologist Adam Dangoor.
On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 at 07:41:23, Philip Pines
wrote in uk.politics.misc : http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...de-to-cancer-p revention And in related news, the sun will rise tomorrow... -- Paul Hyett, Cheltenham |
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'Of the lung-cancer patients I deal with, around 90% are smokers,' says oncologist Adam Dangoor.
On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 07:41:23 -0700 (PDT), Philip Pines
wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...cer-prevention Lung cancer patients die quickly, don't claim pensions, or need several years in old folks homes. Smokers save the tax payer a fortune while contributing massive amounts in taxes themselves. |
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'Of the lung-cancer patients I deal with, around 90% aresmokers,' says oncologist Adam Dangoor.
On Apr 8, 10:28*am,
q (Cassandra) wrote: On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 07:41:23 -0700 (PDT), Philip Pines wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...guide-to-cance... Lung cancer patients die quickly, don't claim pensions, or need several years in old folks homes. Same old cliched mantra. First lung cancer is only one of a whole spectrum of smoking related conditions most of which demand lengthy extensive medical treatments and procedures. Even a victim of lung cancer does not die easily. It may take several years of palliative care to ease him and possibly delay and inevitable end. Smokers save the tax payer a fortune while contributing massive amounts in taxes themselves. Another cliche! All governments have taxation policy which primarily boils down to what proportion of the national cake they will take in tax. How they apportion that take is a matter of policy detail. Of course they take it through a mixture of direct, indirect and corporate taxes. They have unlimited taxation powers. So, if revenue from one particular source declines the it is a simple matter to move the burden elsewhere. Whatever the case the overall burden reamins exactly the same. In fact the argument can be turned on its head. If governments via the NHS did not spend so much on addressing the effects of smoking then that would release resources to be spent elsewhere or even be returned to poeple's pockets. The latter is a vague hope I know! |
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'Of the lung-cancer patients I deal with, around 90% aresmokers,' says oncologist Adam Dangoor.
On Apr 8, 11:28*am,
q (Cassandra) wrote: On Sat, 7 Apr 2012 07:41:23 -0700 (PDT), Philip Pines wrote: http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/20...guide-to-cance... Lung cancer patients die quickly, don't claim pensions, or need several years in old folks homes. Smokers save the tax payer a fortune while contributing massive amounts in taxes themselves. they might need a lung transplant ;-) |
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