Smoking ban

[slycat]

Hmm, it would appear that the government would like to have their cake and eat it (or should that be have their cigarette and smoke it?).  Not only do the governemnt tax the heck out of smokers, but now they are proposing a smoking ban.  Surely it would be more logical to ban cigarettes alltogether or would that be too much of a blow to the government's income?

Comments

[silvertomcat.livejournal.com]

I'm a smoker myself and I think this could be a push in the right direction. I do feel cynical about the whole idea of the HUGE amount of tax that the government puts on them, but then again it is a luxury. It isn't my right to smoke, it's a pleasure (if you can imagine smoking paper and ground leaves as that) but I smoke mainly when I'm in a pub...and everyone around me is doing it...makes me feel it isn't so bad, but the fact is IT IS! I should be made to think about it because it's a terrible habit and ad for me. Maybe now myself and others will think about it more and what we're doing.

On another note, it's not like they're reducing my choice, just making sure that no-one else has to put up with my polluted air. And if you think of it, it's a risk for the government when you think of possible lost revenues. It seems like they're doing something DECENT about all our health instead of just concerntrating on warring with another country. They're being proactive...shouldn't we be pleased?