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Originally Posted by mulp
So, you think that smoking is safe and insurers setting rates higher for smokers is discrimination against smokers that should be prohibited?
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Sure I believe it's discrimination (and yes I'm a smoker) but I'll tell you why I think it's discrimination. How many are injured playing sports every year? How many maimed and injured rock climbing/paragliding/scuba-diving, biking, etc. Lets be real about this. I'm gonna have to say SPORTS and other activities of the like are to blame for much more cost and burden on the healthcare industry than smokers do. I would give you stats, but I have no idea where to even begin to look up info on how many were hospitalized as a direct result of playing baseball or mountain biking or god-forbid skateboarding and the like, but it has to be lots and lots. I would have to say in my opinion unless they also are raising premiums on people engaged in activities that highly up their odds on being injured on a daily basis then no, they shouldn't be allowed to up the rates on someone just because they smoke. How about peeps who work around large machines and can/could/do loose fingers/arms/legs etc maybe they should have to pay more also due to their risks.... how about Police persons or Firemen or that type? They are almost guaranteed to need medical attention sooner or later... better charge them more also.
This is a dangerous path we are beginning to walk down.