Smoking Kills, well so our Government tells us.  I believe the same can be said about DDT (this is banned) and various other chemicals (which are also banned).  So why then does our government allow Smoking?

Oh I know it is because of the $5.5 Billion it raises in taxes from the industry each year.

The Cancer Council of Western Australia   (Report author Professor Helen Lapsley)  October 21, 2009, put the economic contribution of the tobacco industry at about $1 billion a year and the estimated social costs of smoking at $31 billion.  “This report provides the evidence that there would be few, if any negative economic consequences in further measures to curb tobacco use in Australia”

So at this stage it is reasonable to assume that one hand of the Government makes $5.5 Billion (the hand that can make laws), the other hands of the Government spend over $31 Billion cleaning up the mess.

This mess would include Health Departments due to the well documented adverse effects of smoking on human beings, by the way this would include the Children of smokers.  It would also include the Council expenses of cleaning up water ways and streets after irresponsible smokers (this would be all, because smoking kills, and they still do it) throw their rubbish on the ground.  The list goes on, and on and on.

Passive Smoking, a polite way of saying Attempted Murder, after all Smoking Kills.

The Victoria state government is now thinking of bring in legislation to prevent smoking in cars with Children, this is good but it does not protect the children when they go home.  The government has already bought in legislation saying you cant smoke in a building at work or undercover at a train station.  What this means is that we can no longer walk down the foot path without being inundated with smoke, now we are all passive smokers.

Can you believe it that it is illegal to buy smokes for children, BUT it is not illegal for children to smoke.

Summary:-

1. Smoking Kills
2. The Government makes $5.5 Billion and loses at least $30 Billion a year
3. Passive smoking
   1. No smoking in buildings, in cars (with children).  Well done!
   2. Why is the government not protecting the children at home?
   3. What about the pedestrians on the street?
   4. When is the government going to show some spine and stop trying to profit from the death of its people
   5. Why are kids allowed to smoke?
   6. Even if they ignore everything above

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