tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post5916670874642725999..comments2024-02-13T03:59:13.635+00:00Comments on Eat Electric Death: Can we handle cheap booze? [Shedir]Slimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02020308502156946280noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-34105017569264179402006-11-16T10:06:00.000+00:002006-11-16T10:06:00.000+00:00Wouldn't it be easier to maintain a large blender ...Wouldn't it be easier to maintain a large blender to tip anyone who complains about healthcare into?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-38176099498894059012006-11-15T15:20:00.000+00:002006-11-15T15:20:00.000+00:00Heh, you really should read up on heart problems, ...Heh, you really should read up on heart problems, alcohol effects and shit like that... But even more amusing, you claim that someone who dies from lungcancer actually costs more than someone who not only spends 20 years of worth of pension but additionally the standard healthcare, which in the ages between 60 and 80 aint exactly small... See, cancer which you cant treat is quite a fast and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-78669182433186330532006-11-15T13:06:00.000+00:002006-11-15T13:06:00.000+00:00I've never read anything that suggested that pure ...I've never read anything that suggested that pure alcohol on its own (as opposed to red wine which contains lots of healthy stuff in addition to alcohol) has any beneficial effect. <br>Anyway, my point is that people who die as a result of their smoking/drinking *do* cost the heath service huge amounts of money. These people die after very costly treatments for their cancer or heart disease. If Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-70520592422664410772006-11-15T11:19:00.000+00:002006-11-15T11:19:00.000+00:00yes, because heavy drinkers and smokers are known ...yes, because heavy drinkers and smokers are known to live extremely long lives. way, way, waaaaaaaay beyond the retirement age. now, you assume you live a healthy life, i really dont think you are. i base this on your statement that smokers and drinkers costs more than they put back with the tax on the products and savings from the retirement funds. this is wrong, and so i can only assume you gotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-87997197127505820832006-11-15T10:51:00.000+00:002006-11-15T10:51:00.000+00:00I assure you I'm not going to have health problems...I assure you I'm not going to have health problems due to a lack of red wine in my diet. :) I actually quite like green tea and drink it every day.<br>At any rate, people can live long lives without incurring massive health bills if they look after themselves, as opposed to drinking and smoking the whole time. The very idea that a healthy old-age person costs more in terms of healthcare than an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-23255068217508209072006-11-15T10:39:00.000+00:002006-11-15T10:39:00.000+00:00Adam, of the Ants, said it best. "Don't drink, do...Adam, of the Ants, said it best. "Don't drink, don't smoke. What do you do?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-80322230179546849832006-11-15T10:30:00.000+00:002006-11-15T10:30:00.000+00:00heh, i didnt say anything about (heavy) drinkers t...heh, i didnt say anything about (heavy) drinkers though now did i.<br>smokers on the other hand are a major fucking cashcow for the state. the retire later thing has come up because people live too long. retirement was never meant so people should have some golden years at the end of their lives. it was invented cause at the time that age (around65) was when people couldnt continue working Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-69260662411355906112006-11-15T10:18:00.000+00:002006-11-15T10:18:00.000+00:00You'd be singing a different song if the governmen...You'd be singing a different song if the government decided to tax the colour beige though wouldn't you?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-72600936487380508432006-11-15T10:16:00.000+00:002006-11-15T10:16:00.000+00:00I'd go for the army of lawyers option personally. ...I'd go for the army of lawyers option personally. Smoking and Drinking cost governments absolutely ridiculous amounts of cash from the healthcare and policing problems they cause. They should be taxed heavily to offset this cost. <br>As a non-drinker and non-smoker myself there's no way I'd want to start paying more 'stealth' taxes as a result of them lowering the duty.<br>Alfa, I don't buy that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-90429316750950482502006-11-14T17:19:00.000+00:002006-11-14T17:19:00.000+00:00Thing is, a smoker is fantastic for the state. See...Thing is, a smoker is fantastic for the state. See lungcancer rules since it usually waits to hit until the person is reasonably old, so you still get a person that works until retirement, and then dies without cashing the pension. The most expensive person is the one that lives far too long. You do of course know that a guy playing footie or say badminton a couple of days a week is someone that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-84878900405426776672006-11-14T13:53:00.000+00:002006-11-14T13:53:00.000+00:00Cheaper than sleeping pills eh?Cheaper than sleeping pills eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-12178995123007538412006-11-14T13:49:00.000+00:002006-11-14T13:49:00.000+00:00Having read the entire blog, my answer is somewhat...Having read the entire blog, my answer is somewhat succincter.<br>Can we handle cheap booze?<br>Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7961660238450693245.post-17431994368645757122006-11-14T12:43:00.000+00:002006-11-14T12:43:00.000+00:00Good blog, beat me to it. It's hard to have a view...Good blog, beat me to it. It's hard to have a view when there's so many conflicting issues. My views, I guess, are skewed by personal circumstance. I want to be able to buy decent bottles of wine because we drink a bottle of wine between the two of us a night but that's so expensive, we have to buy cheaper stuff. The stuff we'd like to drink is 12-15 quid a bottle. I'd order that on the Internet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com