Make cigarette companies pay for their users’ medical bills

MeterMan on February 23, 2024 at 12:11 am

Idea: Make cigarette companies pay for their users’ medical bills

Link: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcar...

In addition to excessive healthcare costs, cigarettes also kill millions each year. Let’s ban them completely!

Portugal to ban smoking in most places, restrict tobacco sales

Portugal’s government on Thursday presented legislation to extend a ban on smoking to outdoor areas including covered terraces and to restrict tobacco sales, as it hopes to raise a tobacco-free generation by 2040.

RudeJude on February 22, 2024 at 10:32 pm

Idea: Make cigarette companies pay for their users’ medical bills

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/28/brazil-sue...

A few years back, Brazil sued cigarette companies to make them pay for smoking-associated public healthcare costs.

Brazil sues Big Tobacco over health costs from smoking

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/28/

Brazil is suing tobacco companies for costs associated with treating tobacco-related illnesses, a move health officials applauded.

Clever Dick on February 22, 2024 at 9:23 pm

Idea: Make cigarette companies pay for their users’ medical bills

Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tobacc...

The U.S. industry pays billions of dollars annually in healthcare costs. Other countries should follow suit!
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tobacco-companies-pay-billions-to-compensate-for-smoking-related-illness-is-it-enough

Tobacco companies pay billions to compensate for smoking-related illness. Is it enough?

Link: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/hea

April 15 is Tax Day, as well as the date each year on which the largest tobacco companies pay $9 billion dollars to states because of tobacco-related illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. But what is the real cost of these health problems?

8-BIT BOBBY on February 22, 2024 at 8:46 am

Idea: Make cigarette companies pay for their users’ medical bills

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-you...

Smoking is one of the biggest burdens on the global economy. It’s time we passed on these costs to cigarette manufacturers.

Smoking costs the world economy $1 trillion per year, World Health Organization says

Link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/n

The study was released Tuesday by the WHO and the National Cancer Institute.

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