Smoking not only harms the smoker, but also those who are nearby. Therefore, smoking should be banned in public places. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

There is absolutely no doubt about the health threats

consumption

of

tobacco

poses to smokers and passive smokers around them. There are divergent views as to whether the banning of smoking in public places is the right decision or not. While there are some concerns about the health risks

consumption

of

tobacco

causes, I disagree that the use in public places should be prohibited.

To begin

with, a restriction on public

consumption

of cigarette would have a negative effect on the profitability of the manufacturers and the

government

. Production as a whole is a capital-intensive business and investors would have put in a lot of money to set up the businesses. The investors deserve a return on their investments. More so,

the less profitable

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the least profitable

these businesses are, the lesser the taxes they are able to pay to the

government

annually.

This

is because

tobacco

is highly taxed in most jurisdictions and a ban on the public

consumption

would likely reduce its use which would

then

reduce

government

revenue from sales tax.

In addition

, the cost of compliance to new laws is usually very expensive. The

government

would need to embark on some

infrastructural

development that would help them with monitoring compliance and successful conviction of offenders. They would probably have to set up a court to attend to cases of noncompliance. These would likely be funded using taxpayers money that could be utilized for

more critical

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most critical

aspects of the economy

such

as education and transportation. In conclusion,

although

tobacco

is considered to be a leading cause of cancer for consumers and people around them, a ban on public

consumption

would be detrimental to the economy as a whole. Not only would it reduce

government

revenue, compliance would

also

come at a huge cost.