I mean, we’re spending billions on medicaid, military, and federal workers to smoke and stay as healthy as possible. Charged for their maintenance because of a choice.

If I had a problem with alcohol as much as I had with tobacco, I’d be court ordered to rehab based on health reasons and public opinion, a danger to myself and others. A majority of the public is saying no to cigarettes. While at the same time the tobacco companies won’t give out any signifigant information on how second hand smoke effects other people.
Yay! Great, you pay your medical bills. What about the people who don’t? Does that make them exempt from smoking? Freedom is not free!