Unlucky Strike
2014-06-07T23:02:35-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMGY4XC8yMDE0MDYwNzIzMDg1MzAwMl9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==John Staddon talked about his book, Unlucky Strike: Private Health and the Science, Law and Politics of Smoking, in which he says that cigarette smokers are being unfairly targeted by the government. He argued that smoking is not as risky as many people believe and says the data on second-hand smoke is unreliable. He further argued that lifetime medical costs for smokers are less than for nonsmokers, so penalizing (taxing) smokers for being a burden on our healthcare system is unjustified. Professor Staddon spoke at the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina.
John Staddon talked about his book, Unlucky Strike: Private Health and the Science, Law and Politics of Smoking, in which he says that cigar… read more
John Staddon talked about his book, Unlucky Strike: Private Health and the Science, Law and Politics of Smoking, in which he says that cigarette smokers are being unfairly targeted by the government. He argued that smoking is not as risky as many people believe and says the data on second-hand smoke is unreliable. He further argued that lifetime medical costs for smokers are less than for nonsmokers, so penalizing (taxing) smokers for being a burden on our healthcare system is unjustified. Professor Staddon spoke at the John Locke Foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina. close
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