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February 5, 2008 Research

A new study counters the myth that people who are obese and people who smoke cost more to treat for healthcare than thin non-smokers do. The study, conducted by the Netherlands' National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, found that unhealthy people are cheaper to treat because they die younger, and dead people don't need healthcare. What this ridiculous study didn't take into account was that dead people don't also don't contribute to the economy or pay taxes.

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