What warnings?
I hear the same arguments all the time, granted, yes inhaling smoke isn't all that good for you, but it seems people will always target smokers for their breathing problems. These same people never consider other factors, tell me, why is it 3 out of every 5 kids in the north end of Hamilton have asthma? must be the cigarettes. Why do people have a hard time breathing in the summer? must be the cigarettes. Before these anti-smokers start foaming at the nose, consider this, while you're standing at a corner waiting to cross the street, and cars are moving by, what do you think you're breathing? really think about it.
-- carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, dirt, particulates of oil, antifreeze, iron, steel, glass, asbestos, asphalt, rubber, (depending on the street) urine. along with many more compounds that are far more hazardous than a mere cigarette.
So does this mean these people on the anti-smoking band-wagon are going to start protesting cars, factories, & everything else in the world adding to the pollution of the air? Let's slap some warning pictures on the factories & cars. I doubt it, smokers are a convenient target for whiny people with nothing better to do with their time than criticise others for their choices.
Now as it goes for being a burden on the health system, that's where you're wrong, smokers in fact are the best thing to happen to the health system. 1. Taxes from the sale of cigarettes go into the funds toward health care, think it's a lie? Notice whenever taxes are raised on cigarettes funding is also increased into the healthcare system. 2. Smoking may (and I say may, it's never been proven directly, only by coincidence,) reduce life expectancy. So I ask you where's the problem with that? That just means smokers die younger - no canada pension, & LESS of a drain on health care because we die younger & quicker. What is the largest drain on healthcare? Get your facts straight, it's the ELDERLY!
Dennis Leary said it best, smoking takes 10 years off your life, SO WHAT! It's the ones at the end, it's the wheelchair, adult diaper, kidney dialysis years. You can have those fucking years!
P.S. I've seen alcohol cause more damage than a smoke.