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Originally posted by Ruth
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Originally posted by nodisharmony
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Originally posted by Matt
The smoking ban is terrible. It's a nanny state gone mad.
The government heaps up the tax on cigarettes and then what do smokers get? A ban? How nice of them.
And if people are now forced to smoke outside, they'll start leaving cigarette stubs in the streets, etc...
What's wrong with smoking areas and non-smoking areas?
Don't get me wrong, I don't like smoking and I will never smoke, but no-one forces anyone to smoke, and people should not be punished just because they smoke.
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It is the neverending inconsideration for non-smokers which has prompted this ban, along with this Americanized society, where everyone is suing each other.
Not to mention, what it is costing the NHS.
Also, the Customs and Excise are not checking as many bags and cars coming from Europe, checking for contraband Fags & Tobacco.
It is all about so many issues, but it will be a great move, when everyone just accepts the inevitable.
nodisharmony 
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The NHS makes more money from smokers than it spends on curing smoking related diseases though! They now spend twice as much treating obesity related disease as they do treating smoking related diseases. If everyone in Britain stopped smoking all at once, the government would NOT be happy about that at all!
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So smoke to save the NHS?
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