Smoking Insurance and the Cost on Society

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Essay from the year 2010 in the subject Sociology - Medical Care, grade: A, Bucknell University, language: English, abstract: Throughout world history, civilizations have used tobacco for spiritual rituals, social tools, and pleasure. In the United States, tobacco was a major crop that helped bring wealth to the country. Nowadays, smoking has taken a serious hit socially with many anti-smoking campaigns branching out nationwide. Many proclaim that since smokers are more likely to get ill and rack up healthcare costs, they must pay higher insurance rates. Smoking, however, is a choice that should not correlate to higher insurance costs.

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