Should smoking be banned FULL STOP?!

If smoking was stopped full stoped it would save the nation millions of pound year. But on the other hand the vast ammout of money made of tax made of fags is a large sum so nation may not save as much.

But besids from money surely banning smoking will benefit the nation because its healtly for everyone, especially for people working were smoking occurs on a daily bases.


what do you thing?? should smoking be BANNED FULL STOP?

Such a policy would create a black hole of about 6 billion. Not only that, it would also be a massive infringement on personal liberty.

You support the legalisation of heroin then? The freedom to harm others is not a freedom.

I would agree with almost all drugs being legalised for home use. Perhaps not heroin or pcp, as users of those can represent a risk to others. Smoking, LSD, mushrooms, ecstacy, etc should all be legal within a person's own home though, but forbidden in public.

You support the legalisation of heroin then? The freedom to harm others is not a freedom.

You support the legalisation of heroin then?

No. The consequences of heroin use is far worse than tobacco use. If you don't believe me why not take up smoking this year? See how you do? Then next year, quit smoking and take up heroin instead. I think you'll see the difference.

The freedom to harm others is not a freedom.

then why not ban war but i doubt very much bush would go for that

I thought we were talking about a COMPLETE ban? Who exactly am I harming by smoking in my car or my home or my back yard? NOBODY.

But by proscribing either you're limiting my freedoms. Extent of harm doesn't come into it.

It's a fredom that needs limiting. Heroin/hard drug use makes an excellent partner for crime. Where you find a heroin addict you'll often find someone that would mug his own grandmother to feed his habit. The same cannot be said of a pack a day smoker.

You cost me tax from your NHS treatment. Smoking has no economic benefits either.

Not really. Smokers pay 8 billion a year in tax but only cost the NHS 2 billion. So I'm subsidizing you!!

And smoking does have economic benefits. Tobacco is an enormous business creating thousands, probably millions of jobs all over the world.

What would countries that depend on tobacco agriculture do? Many of these countries are third world; they need to sell tobacco; it's their chief export.

How many thousands would be out of a job if tobbacco giants Malboro, Philip Morris, British-American ceased to exist?

How much revenue would be lost if these companies were no longer paying capital gains taxes to governments?

Tobacco is a HUGE business. To say there's no economic benefits from these companies is insane.

Do you have a problem with Bolivia increasing coca production to fund its own social reforms? Coca is also a lucrative trade for many people in many countries.