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"Why Smoking will never be banned..."

Most people think smoking isn't banned because of the tax the Government gets from smoking. This is true, as the tax gained outweighs the NHS cost of treating people with smoking diseases.
But I propose another and possibly more pertinent theory of while smoking isn't banned. The Government needs people to die. The country is already in millions of debt due to pensions so it has cut or stopped many but why stop smoking that kills many people, not only gaining money in taxes but killing off people so they are not viable for pensions.
Also, the inheritance tax then gets the Governement more money as when people die, a ridiculous amount of money is forced from the bereaved family and shoved into the Government's hands. This logic can then be stretched to other areas like the downgrading of cannabis, the non-banning of alcochol, even as far as obesity problems. Death generates money for the Government, which is why certain things will never be banned and why the Government are so keen on keeping obesity levels high and smoking legal.

> Kingy2000 wrote:
> its a great book, everybody should have a copy, like a bible, only
> this is far more interesting

Perhaps 1984 is far more beleivable than the Bible will ever be.

basically our country (like many in europe) is lacking of young people. although dependent on the state for a while, they will be the active workers, earners and tax payers. pensions will get smaller than they are and tax will rise. bad for our parents, bad for us. "unless we all go at it like bunnies over the next 20 years, there could be trouble" -a quote from me. however, we have a slightly increasing population unlike eastern europe, italy and germany. its catch 22 though. more people (particularly elderly) = stress on services and infrastructure. less people (particularly workers) = financial stress on country and inhabitants.

as for smoking, i just want to see more areas in public places banned. sorry to delight you borat, but you're killing us all and you could just run on beer for a while...

Going back to the original topic, it's a grim idea, but believable.

Kingy2000 wrote:
> its a great book, everybody should have a copy, like a bible, only
> this is far more interesting


Haha, good quote that.

its a great book, everybody should have a copy, like a bible, onkly this is far more interesting

Pandaemonium wrote:
> Sorry, but we've got it a hell of a lot better that Wilson Smith.

and its "Winston Smith"..............

I give up. My brain is mush today. I shouldn't have watched that NIN Broken movie. Its freaked me out....................

than.

Kingy2000 wrote:
> too right
>
> so what if the reality came 20 years later

Sorry, but we've got it a hell of a lot better that Wilson Smith.

The government receives 3 times the money from taxing smokers than it costs to treat smokers. Simple answer.

Pandaemonium wrote:
> Kingy2000 wrote:
> nearly there tho
>
> has anybody read 1984
>
> EVERYBODY should read 1984. Without question.

too right

so what if the reality came 20 years later