How Long Before Smoking Is Made Illegal?

I doubt it'll ever be banned in my lifetime, too much tax pounds to the government to be honest. If it does get banned it'll be for something daft like the CO2 they emit rather than any health effects on the individual users.
 
Jokester said:
I doubt it'll ever be banned in my lifetime, too much tax pounds to the government to be honest. If it does get banned it'll be for something daft like the CO2 they emit rather than any health effects on the individual users.
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This:)
 
Im not sure they would be able to, so many ciggarette companies would go down? if it were possible tho id imagine it will take several generations introducing more restrictions on smoking over time. If they did it now there would be riots.
 
The_Sophisticate said:
At first yes, less tax, but then eventually, far less burden on the NHS; fewer smoking related illnesses.
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But the thing is, smokers pay more tax in than they take out for the illnesses smoking cause. On top of that they live less so there's a smaller pension burden as well.

All in all, smoking is good for the government coffers.
 
I think it'll slowly become less popular and eventually become socially unacceptable and probably be banned then. How long that'll take, I don't know.
 
Jokester said:
I doubt it'll ever be banned in my lifetime, too much tax pounds to the government to be honest. If it does get banned it'll be for something daft like the CO2 they emit rather than any health effects on the individual users.
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Smoking is a tax.

It is a tax that is avoidable, as council and income tax cannot be avoided. Same goes for fuel and road tax (as most people need a car to get to work).

Smoking is stupid, but it makes millions and millions.

Jokester is right on the money here.
 
Burnsy2023 said:
I think it'll slowly become less popular and eventually become socially unacceptable and probably be banned then. How long that'll take, I don't know.
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I would go with that.

The tax will end up on alcohol anyway. In the the same way that if everyone swapped over to electric cars in the next 10 years, the tax would be slapped on to something else.
 
The_Sophisticate said:
At first yes, less tax, but then eventually, far less burden on the NHS; fewer smoking related illnesses.
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But the tax income would stop straight away, then money being spent on treating smoking related illness would go on for the next 50 years. Considering the huge black hole in the NHS's finances at the moment they just couldn't afford it
 
It does seem a bit unfair that the government benefits so much from peoples addictions. Still, lots of young people I see seem to have taken up the habit, knowing of the cost (both economically and to your health). I don't know why people still start. I can understand people continuing after smoking a long time and not wanting to stop (it's easier and gives them pleasure).

I think it may well be banned in a lot of our lifetimes. The tax will be found elsewhere, probably on tightening environmental controls and other taxes on de-merit goods being increased.
 
I'd rather see alcohol banned personally, I'd like to see how we could handle socialising with out the need to be drunk and act like an idiot.
 
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