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StrictlyBansmoking
Ifyousmokeandyoustilldon'tbelievethatthere'sadefinitelinkbetweensmokingandbronchialtroubles, heartdiseaseandlungcancer, thenyouarecertainlydeceivingyourself. Noonewillaccuseyouofhypocrisy. Letusjustsaythatyouaresufferingfromabadcaseofwishfulthinking.
Thisneedn'tmakeyoutoouncomfortablebecauseyouareingoodcompany. Wheneverthesubjectofsmokingandhealthisraised, thegovernmentsofmostcountrieshearnoevil, seenoevilandsmellnoevil. Admittedly, afewgovernmentshavetakentimidmeasures.
InBritainforinstance, cigaretteadvertisinghasbeenbannedontelevision. Theconscienceofthenationisappeased, whilethepopulationcontinuestopuffitswaytosmoky, cancerousdeath.
Youdon'thavetolookveryfartofindoutwhytheofficialreactionstomedicalfindingshavebeensolukewarm. Theanswerissimplymoney. Tobaccoisawonderfulcommoditytotax. It'salmostlikeataxonourdailybread.
Intaxrevenuealone, thegovernmentofBritaincollectsenoughfromsmokerstopayforitsentireeducationalfacilities. Sowhiletheauthoritiespointouteversodiscreetlythatsmokingmay, conceivable, beharmful, itdown'tdotoshouttooloudlyaboutit.
Thisissurelythemostshort-sightedpolicyyoucouldimagine. Whilemoneyiseagerlycollectedinvastsumswithonehand, itispaidoutinincreasinglyvastersumswiththeother. Enormousamountsarespentoncancerresearchandoneffortstocurepeoplesufferingfromthedisease.
Countlessvaluablelivesarelost. Inthelongrun, thereisnodoubtthateverybodywouldbemuchbetter-offifsmokingwerebannedaltogether.
Ofcourse, wearenotreadyforsuchadrasticaction. Butifthegovernmentsoftheworldwerehonestlyconcernedaboutthewelfareoftheirpeoples, you'dthinkthey'dconductaggressiveanti-smokingcampaigns. Farfromit! Thetobaccoindustryisallowedtospendstaggeringsumsonadvertising.
Itsadvertisingisasinsidiousasitisdishonest. Wearenevershownpicturesofrealsmokerscoughinguptheirlungsearlyinthemorning. Thatwouldneverdo. Theadvertisementalwaysdepictvirile, clean-shavenyoungmen. Theysuggestitismanlytosmoke, evenpositivelyhealthy!
Smokingisassociatedwiththegreatopen-airlife, withbeautifulgirls, trueloveandtogetherness. Whatutternonsense!
Forastart, governmentscouldbeginbybanningallcigaretteandtobaccoadvertisingandshouldthenconductanti-smokingadvertisingcampaignsoftheirown. Smokingshouldbebannedinallpublicplacesliketheatres, cinemasandrestaurants. Greateffortsshouldbemadetoinformyoungpeopleespeciallyofthedireconsequencesoftakingupthehabit. Ahorrificwarningsay, apictureofadeath'sheadshouldbeincludedineverypacketofcigarettesthatissold. Asindividuals, weare、 certainlyweak, butifgovernmentsactedhonestlyandcourageously, theycouldprotectusfromourselves.
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