If by 40% you mean state military expenditure, it's worth pointing out that this mostly just gets wasted.https://twitter.com/St_Rev/status/706940883845906432 …
@TACJ ...because they die relatively quickly. But tobacco settlements have been a huge profit center for states.
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@St_Rev That's really an argument about definitions of public health. You could institute Logan's Run and kill everyone off aged 30...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@St_Rev ...and you'd have a population that was 'healthier'. Just over a shorter lifespan. -
@TACJ It's complicated. Tobacco users do seem to be happier! Point is, the public benefit is questionable if you count unintended conseq. -
@TACJ But it's definitely been a boon to state budgets and the power of regulators.
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