What do cigarettes cost?

[Aegon]

Are we holding the fat people liable for their dietary choices or what

Smoking is an unneccessary option.

Eating - not so much.

Eating in excess sure isn't

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Not sure, never really thought about it. Particularly since smoking cigs just isn't that big of a deal in my generation. We're going to have to wait and see what sorts of health complications are caused by vaping over the next 40-50 years!

But on principle I don't think it's fair to make health care services an issue of morality, i.e. you don't deserve the same level of care at affordable prices because we have determined you're an idiot. That sounds messed up.

We’re already starting to see the effects of vaping on people. In the US in the past few months there have been a number of people admitted to hospital for vaping related illnesses along with at least one death.

Overweight people can and do get refused treatment, including cardiac treatment, because of their weight.

Why should smokers be given special treatment?

Overweight people are denied treatment because of their weight? In what way? That sounds messed up. Where?