This story is about how the government is planning to reduce the number of deaths caused by smoking. They are considering banning vending machines, and colourful packaging of cigarettes.
I think there is a strong argument for the banning of cigarettes, but feel that an outright ban is impractical as it will only cause a number of people to turn to the black market.
I agree with the suggestions that we should encourage people to smoke less by limiting the places that are available to smoke, and the availability of buying them.
I'm not sure that we should make smokers pay for health care directly, however believe that the costs that are incurred by hospitals when treating smoking related illnesses should be born by the tax paid on cigarettes and tobacco.
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