Or, perhaps, subsidizing healthcare on behalf of the tobacco industry at the expense of the public is not a good use of tax dollars, and morality is less of a concern to the government there than being able to provide the public they serve with police, fire, education and other services that also (shockingly) cost money.posted by Blazecock Pileon at 10:21 PM on August 2, 2008 [1 favorite] The prov