The Budget

[-:Undertaker:-]

Hence why I think it's PERSONALLY beneficial for me that the price of cigarettes have gone up: I'm sick of people breathing smoke into my face at rugby games. Why would I approve of those people stood next to me, blowing their fumes down my throat and making my clothes smell of a firework factory?

Don't go the rugby game then, simple.

Of course I agree with you that the state shouldn't intervene, but I do think it should be discouraged, and that's exactly what is happening. That's also why smoking shouldn't be outright banned. Just discouraged. Simple.

Do you eat sweets, go to McDonalds and travel around in a car?

[Mathew]

Don't go the rugby game then, simple.

Do you eat sweets, go to McDonalds and travel around in a car?

I eat sweets and travel in a car yes, but you could argue that cars are already heavily taxed before we even get into the ethics of them being dangerous. Very few 17 year olds can go out and buy a car complete with insurance, etc anyway! They're a luxury, just like smoking.

[-:Undertaker:-]

I eat sweets and travel in a car yes, but you could argue that cars are already heavily taxed before we even get into the ethics of them being dangerous.

As are cigarettes.

Very few 17 year olds can go out and buy a car complete with insurance, etc anyway! They're a luxury, just like smoking.

Well you'll have to make sure in future that you state how you want a tax on sweet foods and fatty foods, they are after all, a luxary.

[Grig]

Good news that the price of cigarettes will be raising. Hopefully it will encourage people to stop or discourage people from starting.

The UK can have better ways of curbing smoking than rising the price of cigarettes. They are as it is some of the most expensive I've seen from any country. More smoke free zones etc. will do them more good- for example, from your other post, like at the rugby games. People will still buy them, I would like to see where Mr. Osbourne got his evidence from, as it won't be overly significant- unless of course, you argue that every person quitting smoking is already a success. But I look at the bigger picture in terms of percentages.

As someone said in the comments section:

Politicians must stop being so sanctimonious as they left the country in a poor economic state.That is a bigger sin than smoking or drinking and yet they come to us with their begging bowl acting in a high minded way when they caused the problem.

Think that sums it up pretty well.

[Ajthedragon]

My mum worked it all out and we're over £300 better off. As a middle class family we're very satisfied.

[hiyahon]

omg why am i on the daily mail tho

in all srsness though, something needs to be done about fuel, out of control