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Simple question. Do they? Smokers cost society a lot of money. It's fact, not hyperbole.
I don't think you've got a scrap of evidence that analyzes the taxes smokers pay, including the cigarette taxes and the sales tax charged on cigarette taxes, versus the cost of care for smoking-induced conditions.
People like to talk about the expense and ignore all the taxes smokers pay to maintain the habit.