Opposite the high rates of alcohol and tobacco use by teenagers, only 18% of seniors use illicit drugs, which are illegal for the entire society. This increase in drug use will not come easy for American society, but instead it will come at a very high price. The price will be that American society will be overrun with drug-related accidents, lost work productivity, and hospital emergency rooms filled with drug- related
Why put other people in danger when they clearly are doing well by not smoking. 3. Should the government be responsible for regulating where smoking is allowed? Why or why not? Yes.
To begin with, raising the tax will bring in more money to the government from since demand is inelastic for cigarettes and people will keep on buying them. The extra amount of income could be used to help the well being of the country and to provide more public goods. Also, cigarettes are a demerit good, a good which is considered unhealthy or damaging in some and can be physically harmful to the consumer and other surrounding, so when price increases, demand will fall. Even if it is a small fall in demand, it is most likely to be for the young smokers to demand since they have less income than adults. If more young smokers quit, the healthier the next generations will be since smoking is a main reason behind a lot of health issues including lung
The huge black market for alcohol controlled by crime organizations grew so large that many of the criminal groups were able to build their empires mainly on profits from illegal alcohol. This in turn made them grow in power and their influence on society increased. Many politicians and law enforcements became corrupt, and turned a blind eye to the illegal activity since they were bribed. Prohibition also led to economic consequences. Before the liquor ban, many states relied on tax revenues, and when Prohibition went into effect, those revenues were lost- causing the United Nations to lose 11 billion
The money from taxes on cigarettes goes to the state, and with this years tax increase the state will bring in $265 million tax dollars. Sellers such as private business owners are extremely disappointed in the tax increase. “More and more smokers in New York State are going to abandon our stores that have to charge the tax and shift their purchases to places that don’t charge the tax, most notably Native American Stores, the internet, and bootleggers.” (2008, Calvin). When Mayor Bloomberg started the rise of cigarette tax he did not want people to pay the price, they aimed for them to quit smoking. However, all the Mayor did was open the doors to bootleggers all over the country to come and sell cigarettes to New Yorkers, and make a
For instance in this topic, there is no evidence to support the assertion that legalizing pot will stop the illegal sale of the substance, and help regulate marijuana use. There is also no guarantee that by no longer imprisoning marijuana users they will not use more dangerous substances and move on to other criminal behavior. The side of the controversy that is best is decided by the individual, how it is viewed in their culture and morals he or she may have. Lastly, the decision of legalization rests in the hands of our government and what they believe is best for the protection of our country and its people. Even if the proposition is passed by the citizens the government can impeach it or the president can veto
Gun Control YourFirstName YourLastName University title 1. History of Legislative Bans on Products & Services in the United States How can a government ban be described? This is a rule or a law that stops something from being done or used (Rosenberg, 2012). Rosenberg also argues that a ban can sometimes be referred to as a prohibition. Proponents of government bans argue that they help in: Improving moral values and standards in the society, reducing crime rate, improving health and also reducing crime rate.
They believe by continuing to fight the so called “war on drugs”, the U.S. government has worsened these problems of society instead of alleviating them. They also state that drug prohibition is the true cause of much of the social and personal damage that has historically been attributed to drug use. It is prohibition that makes these drugs so valuable. Nearly 40 years and some 40 million arrest later, drugs are cheaper, more potent and far more widely used than at the beginning of this futile crusade, at the cost of tens of billions of dollars every year. How much more evidence does Washington need.
Pros, it can influence the economy by taxing it and generate billions; the con, no one could tell or know what society would react to such outcomes. For example, crime could possibly raise a lot more drug addicts on the streets, end result potential harm for young children. The world needs a change maybe not decriminalizing drugs or make them legal, the sentencing of possession should change to putting addicts into treatments/therapy. In other words they have a choice, jail time or therapy? Legalizing drugs in the state of California would help economy wise.
A Ban Should be Placed on the Sale of Cigarettes A ban should definitely be placed on the sale of cigarettes since it could have a positive impact on many people. It is a proven killer, not only for the actual smoker but for people who are faced with second hand smoke, if other harmful substances such as crack and marijuana are illegal cigarettes should be too. Cigarettes are a proven killer, despite knowing this vital information, South African’s waste billions of Rands each year on them. It is the one of the most traded items on the planet, with approximately 1 trillion being sold from country to country each year. It has become one of the world’s largest industries.