This cigarette tax thing is actually ( to me that is ) a double
edged sword: discourage smoking, as well as bring in revenues for
the government. It's a money making device, in other words.
I smoke too, and I intend to quit. But, before I can, I still need
to buy my smokes at exhorbitant prices.
But when I lay down to sleep at night, I thought that cancer and
heart attack is a real potential killer if I continue to smoke. But
on the other side of my mind, a voice tells me that I could as well
die of cancer, high blood pressure, or heart attack due to the
stress of making a living in Singapore anyway. Stress alone, is
just as likely to give a person cancer, high blood, and heart
diseases - apart from the diet we keep due to stressful
eating.
So, from outside looking in, and inside looking out, I just don't
see the difference. Only thing I'm sure off is, if I come down with
a major disease and I don't have enough money to treat it, I might
just as well comit suicide. Yes, it is that tough.
Up till now, I still don't know whether is quiting better, or work
towards migrating. The latter, seems more logical though....
What do you guys think???
