Should non smokers be allowed NHS treatment?When they pay next to nothing by way of tax?

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Well done, Puddleduck for keeping off the fags!!! It's very hard and even after years I still feel that I'd love to light up. And if tomorrow they announced that cigs were ok to smoke then I'd start again immediately...BUT I don't know whether the tax from the sale of cigarettes can help keep the NHS ticking. If that was the case then why would the government spend lots of money to encourage smokers to quit? Would they really want to loose that kind of revenue for good? I've heard that the money they collect from the taxes on ciggies go to anti-smoking campaigns and none of that money go to the NHS or to treat smokers. There are also anti-smoking charities and I'm sure they get a huge chunk of this money. Nicorette products can be obtained free from the NHS as well. So why would they go into this huge expenditure only to shoot themselves in the foot by loosing a lot of taxes from smokers?

You do narff need a smack!! Back off the legs of course? You know as well as any other smoker we will pay the TAX regardless of where it's spent! IT IS just a shame not enough is given to the NHS, for all it's projects:--To many to mention in this answer.

Erm, are you sure you worded your question right.

Should smokers be allowed NHS treatment?

Last I checked, smokers made up a large number of those seeking medical assistance from the NHS - breathing problems, lung cancer, mental problems (addiction, free nicotine patches, etc).

The tax systems for alcohol and cigarettes is fine.

I have payed for any treatment I may need in the future with the taxes on my cigarettes. Why dont you anti smoking brigade try to do something useful. Try to stop binge drinking, drug taking, which is at epidemic proportions, sexually transmited diseases, also on an all time high,and leave us smokers alone. You only get at us as we are an easy target.

Hey dont be so hard on them! they probably drink a lot to make up for the tax they dont pay by not smoking. And maybe they have a car or two, so they pay via petrol etc.

Just a mo...it seems we cant do anything without being taxed to the hilt!

Give non-smokers a medal. Have you ever tried smoking a non?

im a non smoker, and believe me i make up for it with alcohol tax instead lol.

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Good point mate!

Skydivers and Rockclimbers etc don't pay as much tax but get treatment when they fall and hurt themselves!

i dont understand, you mean non smokers dont pay tax on cigs? so pay "next to nothing by way of tax" for nhs treatment? if smokers want their money to go to children, not tax, then they should give their money to their children not buy cigs?

btw, im a smoker, but just dont understand your question...

I'm just frightened that Alistair Darling is going to victimise us fat people and start taxing my kebabs.