Should Smokers Pay Health Taxes or No?

According to “The Action of Smoking and Health,” every six seconds someone loses their life as a result of a tobacco related disease. It’s hard to realize how damaging cigarette smoking’s effect can be until you experience it first hand. It is almost certain that every one knows someone who is currently a smoker or was a smoker at some point in their life. For years smoking was the seen as the “cool” thing to do, it was how to “fit in.” There was no real emphasis placed on the dangers of this particular habit, and as a result, it became a world wide trend. In the past, technology and medicine were not nearly advanced enough to be able to determine just how harmful tobacco usage is. However, as we have made medical and

Smoking is an activity that has been around for many years for people to use and adapt into their lifestyle. It is a tool that many people use to help reduce the stresses of life and put them in a comfortable position that enables them to cope with the hectic lifestyle they are living. However, smoking has been scientifically proven to cause many types of cancer, the most common being lung cancer resulting in numerous deaths across the United States. According to BBC, "Smoking is a greater cause of death and disability than any single disease" (BBC, 2). Evidently, the benefits and drawbacks of smoking have been debated for many years, and only recently have some countries have placed a ban in public places such as Britain and the United

The smoking habit is the principal cause of illness, disability and death around the world. More than five million of people in the world die due to smoking habit every year. If we don’t take care of this in 2030 the amount will be ten million. Seven million of these deaths would be in poor countries.

Public smoking has been an issue for people who do not take part in the smoking epidemic for as long as smoking has been around. What people need to understand is that individuals who do not engage in the activity of ruining their lungs are being forced into the act of involuntary smoking rather they like it or not, and that is unacceptable.

This figure is up 1billion pounds when compared to the same figure last year, which was 1.7billion. And the only reason it is not higher is because so many smokers have given up in recent years – a fall from 12 million to 9 million. Also the government has made significant cuts to the healthcare budget (Around £800million between 2010 and 2012) (BBC News Channel, 2009). Therefore, the NHS should not pay for smoking related diseases. However, firstly, Smokers contributed to the UK economy by 10billion According to statistics from the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) in the 2006/07 financial year in revenue tax (Tma, 2017). According to lobby group forest argues that smokers pay over £9billion a year in tobacco tax. It has also been claimed that the government has made tobacco manufacturers not allowed to have any kind of trademarks on any of their smoking product its illegal. It has been stated tax revenue from tobacco in 2012/2013 amounted to £12.3billion - £9.7billion in excise duty plus 2.6billion in VAT. In addition, on a usual box of 20 cigarettes the total tax burden of £6.98 accounts for 82% of the recommended retail price (RRP) of £8.50. On some of the least expensive brands the total tax burden accounts for up to 90% of the RRP (Tma, 2017). Therefore, the NHS should pay for smoking related diseases as smokers have already contributed by paying taxes on tobacco and taxes that go to the NHS

Tobacco is highly addictive and tobacco companies and friends alike utilize children and adult’s ignorance to the drug to promote it. Smoking imposes many burdens onto other people that are non-smokers. Exposure to second hand smoke is wrong and by making a harmful decision not only for yourself but for others as well shows ignorance and the fact that you do not care for anyone around you. Their health and well being is just as important

Smoking is a dangerous and powerful thing. A lot of people are addicted which is not good for their health. When they smoke they are risking their lives and others.

Millions of people are smokers in the United States. “In 2011, an estimated 19.0% (43.8) million United States adults were current cigarette smokers” (“Cigarette Smoking in the”). This number does not include all the underage smokers that are unaccounted. Cigarette smoking has very serious and fatal side effects. Some of these side effects include asthma, cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, COPD, and Buerger’s disease. Tobacco use is a preventable death sentence. Smokers are not only harming themselves but the people around them breathing the second-hand smoke. “Each year, about 46,000 nonsmokers in the United States die from heart disease caused by second-hand smoke” (“Cigarette Smoking in the”). This number is

To this day several people continue to smoke even after they are shown the effects and harm that they are doing to their own body and the risks that come from it. After several years of smoking their lives away people become diagnosed with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, this is a disease that makes it harder for people to breathe. The disease only progresses if you continue to smoke and remains untreated and can lead to heart failure and even death. More than 16 million people in the United States of America have been diagnosed with a smoking-related disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “nearly 17 out of every 100 U.S. American adults at the age of 18 or older currently smoke cigarettes.” Smoking doesn’t

The marginal benefit and marginal cost of cigarettes are in competitive market equilibrium without government intervention, however, the negative social cost of smoking to society would likely lead to market failure without the involvement of the government (reference). Tobacco not only affects the health of its consumers, it can also affect the health of non-smokers who involuntarily inhale second-hand smoke (reference). With the continuation of tobacco consumption, society faces increased tax rates, a loss of productivity and an opportunity cost from patients suffering tobacco-induced health problems, potentially robbing others with unpreventable conditions from the medical resources and treatment they require. Each year Australians spend

Have you ever thought that smokers are slowly killing themselves. My mom has been smoking for years and she has been trying to quit but it's hard and that's the reason I'm writing about this.I will be writing about the reasons why I hate smoking and why smokers pay health tax for smoking on top of the normal taxes of buying smokes and how much that tax will be.I personally think the health tax should be $.50 for every dollar you spend on smokes that pays for health care for hospitals so they can buy the equipment they need to run the place. The tax in your town or city will go toward your hospital in your city and if you're a small town it will go to the closest major hospital and now I will talk about the bad things that come from smoking. People who smoke should pay a health tax because it's super cheap, they're super addictive and the are really bad for your lungs.

Tobacco will ruin the person’s inner system and will have serious conditions to the body. “According to ASH, Action on Smoking and & Health, 100 million people died from tobacco-related diseases in the 20th century. Without action taken, 1 billion people could die this century from tobacco-related diseases.” Tobacco gives so many harms to human organs that will take them forward to death. People do not realize or care about how much diseases they get until they found it out. They should check their health and do something before it is too late or else they will be one of the 1 billion. 100 million is not a small number, it is actually a serious number that people should be worry about. They should

    Tobacco consumption is known for the numerous diseases and cancer it brings. “It is scientifically proven for being six out of eight leading causes of death around the globe” (“Smoking and Heart Disease”).  People who ingest the product on a regular basis are said to run the risk of developing oral cancer, lung cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, and birth defects to children from women smoking during pregnancy. People seem to think that cigarette smoke and tobacco consumption only affects those who personally consume it, but little do they know it can give those closest around them the same dangers and risks just by secondhand consumption. It can cause a huge range of serious health effects. “Secondhand smoke causes approximately 7,330 deaths from lung cancer and 33,950 deaths from heart disease each year and between 1964 and 2014, 2.5 million people died from exposure to secondhand smoke” ( Health Effects of Secondhand Smoke”). Not only does smoking tobacco from cigarettes cause personal danger, but also danger to the surrounding community. The burning of the cigarette or the lit bud fallen off the cigarette can cause fires around the house, or any surrounding areas. Cigarettes are known for causing more house fires, and forest fires than anything else. People seem to be ignorant when thinking cigarettes are only affecting themselves, when in reality it is doing just as much harm to those loved ones closest to them, or just people around them at the time, and even their community and own home.

The first reason that cigarette smoking should be banned in the United States is due to the monumental costs placed on the health care system, because of the health complications it creates. McBroom (1998) stated that “the cost of caring for people with health problems caused by cigarette smoking is about $72.7 billion per year”. This is obviously a massive amount of money that could be put to better use elsewhere, if cigarette smoking was banned. In addition to a large cost placed on health care services, employers pay a heavy price for employing smokers. Fox (2013) reported that “employee’s that smoke cost $6,000 a year more than their non-smoking counterparts”. It is reasonable to speculate that if employers did not have to pay this much extra for every smoking employee it hires, it could offer more pay or incentives to its other employees.

Statistics show that smoking is very harmful and affects our health. Some people smoke due to stress related issues, which can later become a habit. Others view smoking as a hobby when they’re with their peers. Statistics also show us that young people smoke because they want to look mature, or trying to fit in. Even though it is bad for our health some people can’t resist doing it. It is believed that once a person starts smoking the hardest thing to do is stop. we must realize that there is no right or wrong argument, everyone is entitled to their own opinion