How many non smokers died from Second Hand Smoke? How many smokers died from Second Hand Smoke? How does over Taxing it make things better?
2007-07-18 13:42:45 · 15 answers · asked by ShadowCat 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
OH, I'M A SMOKER SICK AND TIRED OF ALL YOU NANNIES Telling ADULTS WHAT TO DO
WITHOUT REPRESENTATION BY LAW!!
2007-07-18 13:50:59 · update #1
I think your question is more a rhetorical question and i think ur absolutely right. i mean, sooo many people die from this every year and (more than automobile accidents, murders, suicides, etc put together), and yet nobody does anything about it. and increasing taxes on it does NOT help. because cigarettes are addictive, few people will stop buying it just because of a 10cent increase, but meanwhile its just another way the government eats our hardearned money. this may create even more problems such as the poor robbing others to get that money to buy the illegal drugs. Many people would just STOP smoking if there was that boundary put on them... most people don't have "secret connections" to gangs and illegal drugs and i believe that many people will have the power stop once it is banned. So why not the government vote to just ban it? Unless, all the cabinet voters who pass laws are all smoking too:) jks.
2007-07-18 13:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Stuck 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am a non-smoker, and I could not agree more. Even if it could be proven that second hand smoke killed anyone (it can't), smoking bans are blatantly hypocritical. I don't see this issue as smoker's rights vs non-smokers rights. I don't even consider it a health issue. It is a property rights issue. If I own a business, I should have the option to allow ANY legal activity in my business. If potential customers do not wish to be around the activity, they can avoid my business. If enough people make that choice, my WALLET will enforce the ban.
2007-07-18 14:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by STEVEN F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why don't we just ban the tobacco companies, forbid them to make cigarettes, cigars, pipes & chewing tobacco? Why is it alright to produce these products then place a ban on where they can be used & fix an added tax on them to further increase tax revenue for states that have done so. I find this to be totally absurd. Either get rid of them altogether or provide a place for those who do smoke to do so without harming others. Our city had this code in force but it didn't satisfy the non-smoker. They wanted it all their way, well they have it but if things continue there are going to be a lot of lost jobs, from those who produce the tobacco, those who work in the manufacturing of said product & to those who sell the product to the individual.
2007-07-18 14:00:25 · answer #3 · answered by geegee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason smoking will never be outlawed is because it generates TONS of cash for the government in the way of taxes. If they outlawed it and lost allllllllllllllll that revenue, where would they possibly make it up? As long as smokers are willing to keep paying the increased prices, it will remain legal.
2007-07-18 13:47:17 · answer #4 · answered by Emily Dew 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm a non smoker and second hand smoke is awful. I think the new taxes they want to impose are ridiculous and an unnecessary tax burden to lay on the smokers. This is just another way the tax and spend liberals get money for their precious social programs. And people wonder why drugs will never be legalized. You couldn't afford it, they would tax the hell out it.
2007-07-18 13:48:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Outlawing something is changing it in one fell swoop (or trying to). That would leave a lot of nicotine addicts in a bad way. Banning smoking in public places allows people to make their own decisions about their health, and yet protects other people from them. Taxing just nudges them in the direction of giving up the smoking on their own time table.
2007-07-18 13:45:59 · answer #6 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A law to outlaw smoking wouldn't get enough support to pass. Voters would vote against anyone who helped pass it.
2007-07-18 14:58:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many people die on the roads due to drinking?.....more than die from smoking. How many people without medical insurance are treated with liver failure and even have transplants with our tax dollars? How many babies are born with fetal alcohol syndrome?....How many children are neglected by their parents due to alcohol?....I bet it is more than parents that had that "pack of Marlboro's". Shall we go on and explore more.....It is a sad fact that we are willing to accept all the "ills" of alcohol but have no tolerance for other "bad habits".
2007-07-18 13:54:17 · answer #8 · answered by Robin L 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One. One nonsmoker has died from second hand smoke. Ever. All this hysteria over second hand smoke is solely for the purpose of justifying taxes. Car exhaust is far more harmful to your lungs than second hand cigarette smoke. But will you avoid walking near roads? No- that would be silly.
2007-07-18 13:47:57 · answer #9 · answered by Beardog 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
the government dont outlaw it because some people in the goverment work for the cigarete companies and cause it could damage trade with china who smokes millions of our cigarettes each day
2007-07-18 13:57:54 · answer #10 · answered by Hasan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋