[olug] OT: poll question

[Kevin]

But if we live longer, is it worth it? I'm neither prepared nor
qualified to answer that question definitively, but I think that it is
worth it for me.

I don't smoke/chew myself, and never have(26y/o). I don't plan to; I
can't stand the smell.

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:
>> > But if they all stop, the tax revenue would dry up, and the rest of us
>> > will have to pay even more taxes.
>>
>> But if they stop, they might live longer, reducing taxes in the long run...?
>
> ...and dramatically increasing medicare and social security payments.
> You think those programs are in trouble now...
>
> I can't stand the stuff, BTW.  Nicotine, that is, not medicare & social
> security.
>
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