Anchor: Sullum cites convincing statistics showing that the cost of smoking probably more or less equals the benefits, if you factor in the exorbitant taxes smokers pay and recognize that by dying early they save us a bundle on Social Security.
Entailed: The early death of smokers actually benefits the budget in some ways.
Contradiction: Smokers cost the government much more money than nonsmokers.
Contradiction: The time will be missed.
Contradiction: Something is partly variable and partly fixed.
Contradiction: The guy is a terrible businessman.
Contradiction: I haven't either, and it has gotten very negative reviews.