*DEBATE* Should the age of being allowed to buy cigarettes be raised from 16 to 18

[bubble79]

I don't think a country would lose out financially, no smokers would mean less sick people, which means less medical costs and a better working society, so you would win on that.
But I agree with you that smoking can't be banned.

W ewould. Drugs aren't that hard to get hold of. People would still use cigarettes, except we would not get tax on them, and we would still be forced to pay for the illness caused by them. I could go onto whether drugs and self inflicted illnesses should be covered on the NHS, but that's another debate

[FlyingJesus]

I don't think a country would lose out financially, no smokers would mean less sick people, which means less medical costs

Not really.. a lot of money comes in from tax on not just tobacco itself, but tobacco products. Think about the amount of little kids who go around trying to buy bongs, lighters and other things associated with smoking, there's money in that too. Also, I know smoking does cause problems with health, but something like 9% of lung cancers are caused by natural radiation in the air, nothing to do with smoking - and there are other causes.

and a better working society, so you would win on that.

So are you saying that smokers can't/don't work as well as non-smokers? I don't see what you were getting at there.

But I agree with you that smoking can't be banned.

As long as everyone agrees with me ^_^

[micky.blue.eyes]

So are you saying that smokers can't/don't work as well as non-smokers? I don't see what you were getting at there.

They want more breaks, for a quick smoke, they get stressed easily, I notice that a lot, and healthier people can do the physical harder jobs better.
I think we should go back to the reall point though, if the age should or shouldn't be raised to 18, not if smoking should be banned.

[bubble79]

But the thing is, we've pretty much covered most people's points of views. How do they decide a winner, or start a new debate? I've put my views forward already in my previous posts.
I think that thew age should not be raised, because that willa dd to the 'rebellious' look associatedwith them, and a large awareness campaign aimed at the younger people should be truesd instead.

[meta1gearsold3]

*sarcastic moment ahead* Wow! That's really going to win taht debate metagearsolid! *sarcaticness over*

cuff. Who said i was going to win the debate you fa.g? i was just stating that here the limit is 18. dumba.ss :rolleyes:

[Eye!]

where i live it is already 18

I THINK THAT IS OUTRAGOUSLY YOUNG!!

Once people hit 18 they are most all like "hey im cool i'm gonna buy me some smokes"

like honestly they are throwing their life away to look cool

if they made the age something like 15-30 maybe the teens would take a moment and think about what they are doing to themselves

its honestly NOT worth throwing your life away to be cool

[KickerFliper]

Raise it to 25, 30 Maybe,

But sometimes its better for them to do it younger to be aware of the conciquences.

But thats more with Alcohol. ''/

[bubble79]

You don't need to have smoked to know that it's stupid. How has it become considered "cool"? It really makes you smell and your teeth go yellow, and your breath smells.Plus you lose out on money that could be spent on soemthing far better, like clothes so youm look even better than if you do smoke.

[micky.blue.eyes]

if they made the age something like 15-30 maybe the teens would take a moment and think about what they are doing to themselves

I assume you mean 25-30?
But I agree, most people buy them to look cool, but that's their problem, they'll find out that smoking isn't cool later on.

[FlyingJesus]

Once people hit 18 they are most all like "hey im cool i'm gonna buy me some smokes"

I'm sure people aren't like that.. and if they are, they really need to mature a bit, and probably deserve what they get.

if they made the age something like 15-30 maybe the teens would take a moment and think about what they are doing to themselves

I'm sure you didn't mean 15-30.. but anyway, why make the age so high? You're legally an adult at 18 (21 in some places I believe), so why should something else be restricted until you're an older older adult? Thinking on those lines, why not just have cigarettes an optional hand-out for when you collect your pension money after retirement?

its honestly NOT worth throwing your life away to be cool

So that's where I've been going wrong..