What do cigarettes cost?

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Not at all.  I'm very much in favour of universal healthcare, I just don't think that voluntarily self-destructive behaviour should be a drain on the system.

If you want to smoke, then smoke.  But that shouldn't give you carte blanche to take medical resources away from other people.

Boru

I meant him!

Although now I'm curious if you think those who got lung cancer from a lifetime of smoking should be liable for their treatment costs, even if other cancers may be treated at little to no cost? (Assuming a single-payer system)

Yes, I do think they should be so liable.  The great majority of cancers are not behaviour-caused, and the link between smoking and lung cancer is pretty well established.

At the very least, before you're allowed to buy known carcinogens which you have every option not to buy , you should be required to present an insurance card that proves you're covered.

Boru