[lbo-talk] Boehner: Quit Smoking or Quit Trying to Defund Obamacare

[Robert Naiman]

House Speaker John Boehner is threatening to shut down the federal
government to block the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. If
Boehner gets his way, millions of working Americans would be denied access
to health insurance. Boehner's disciples call this "freedom," because they
object "on principle" to helping to pay for the health insurance costs of
less fortunate Americans. Meanwhile, however, we all have to pay for John
Boehner's smoking habit, because he has taxpayer-financed health insurance.
A recent study found that the excess healthcare cost of smokers, who have
higher rates of lung disease, heart disease, various cancers and other
illnesses, was more than two thousand dollars per smoker per year.
Tell John Boehner to end his hypocrisy: quit smoking cigarettes or quit
trying to defund Obamacare.

Reference:
"Smoking employees cost $6,000 a year more, study finds," Maggie Fox,
Senior Writer, NBC News, June 3, 2013, http://www.nbcnews.com/health/
smoking-employees-cost-6-000-year-more-study-finds-6C10182631<http://www.nbcnews.com/health/smoking-employees-cost-6-000-year-more-study-finds-6C10182631>

That's why we created a petition to Rep. John Boehner (OH-8), which says:

"House Speaker John Boehner wants to shut down the federal government to
prevent millions of working Americans from getting health insurance.
Meanwhile, we all have to pay for Boehner's smoking habit through his
taxpayer-funded health insurance. Boehner should quit smoking cigarettes or
he should quit trying to defund Obamacare. "

Will you sign our petition? Click here to add your name:

http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/boehner-quit-smoking?source=c.fwd&r_by=1135580
<http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/boehner-quit-smoking?source=c.fwd&r_by=1135580>

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Robert Naiman
Policy Director
Just Foreign Policy
www.justforeignpolicy.org
naiman at justforeignpolicy.org