Save money, stop hiring smokers

That would be penny wise and pound foolish for the state. The pension liabilities are much worse over the long run. The best strategy for most public employers with a generous pension plan would be to only hire smokers.

I bet the big three wish they had less healthy retirees.

The only thing keeping my states pension fund above water is that the state employees tend to be a less healthy group with lower life expectancies than average due to obesity and smoking.