Fairly self-explanatory: you would hypothetically be paid a fair sum of money to be a "smoker." You could stop whenever you want, but then the money stops coming in.
For the purposes of this poll, a smoker is defined as: a person who 1)smokes approximately one pack - or slightly less - of cigarettes a day, every day; 2) inhales the smoke when drawing from the cigarette; 3) smokes the entire cigarette every time. Furthermore, you would only be permitted to smoke medium-strength cigarettes of American burley tobacco, but you may choose menthol if you so desire.
Also (as per concerns by one of the above users): cost of the cigarettes and lighters/matches would be fully covered by Uncle Moneybags.
Personaly, i'd like to know what Uncle Moneybags's motives are?, and if there would be an independent adjudicator on hand to make sure you went ahead with it.
@Linkster7: I used to work with a bloke who spent £70 ($109.43) a week on them. Not that it matters, but the guy was 70 years old when I left, and other than having a smokers cough and looking like a 90 year old, he was in great shape....
Personaly, i'd like to know what Uncle Moneybags's motives are?, and if there would be an independent adjudicator on hand to make sure you went ahead with it.
We may suppose, for the purpose of demonstration, that Uncle Moneybags is an eccentric and wealthy man with a penchant for making Faustian deals; otherwise, he is a man of redoubtable credit and always pays what he owes.
Take the estimated length of my life without smoking and subtract the estimated length of my life while smoking. The amount of money I could make from working during the extra time alive is probably less than the amount I would make from uncle moneybags. Therefore I should take the deal. That's how we learn to calculate these sorts of problems in finance class.
Personally I'd add in the value of my health to the equation and say no to the deal.
i doubt it would be worth it, unless i could smoke like, a single cigarette a day somehow
Unfortunately this would be impossible, as the terms of the arrangement dictate that the individual must smoke "approximately one pack - or slightly less - of cigarettes a day, every day."
I've been sick for years of an illness I won't share here, and let me tell you something, regaining my health was the most precious thing I've ever gotten. I'm sure as hell not going to toss it away for any amount of money.
To answer your question, the amount you would have to smoke is listed below:
1)smokes approximately one pack - or slightly less - of cigarettes a day, every day; 2) inhales the smoke when drawing from the cigarette; 3) smokes the entire cigarette every time.
I doubt he'd give me enough to cover the hidden costs of smoking
The compensation stated would be the absolute limit of Uncle Moneybags' pecuniary liability in this circumstance. Anything in excess of such terms would exceed the terms of the arrangement.
I need to change my answer. I was under the impression I didn't have to smoke like a chimney to be a 'smoker', but apparently whoever thought up this poll is using "smoker" in place of addict.
Fuck no. I may occasionally smoke a cigaret, but there's no way you could get me smoking a pack a day for $500. I'd rather go sell myself on a street corner.
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