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Smokers could be forced to buy £10 licence just for the privilege of lighting up

Smokers could be forced to pay for a Government tobacco licence in order to carry on buying cigarettes under draconian proposals being considered by ministers.

Government advisers have drawn up plans for a smoking permit - similar to the one needed to watch TV - which all smokers would have to carry.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=514753&in_page_id=1770&in_ poll_id=20728

Just out of interest what dose the rest of the world thinks of this.

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[Tango589]

As much as I dislike smoking, where would it end...a license to drink or have children or breath air?

[Jimbuna]

A definite NO......I'm a smoker and it would be extremely costly to administer and enforce

[STEED]

Originally Posted by Tango589

As much as I dislike smoking, where would it end...a license to drink or have children or breath air?

BINGO!!!

Give that man a medal.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Sounds like another idea to waste taxpayers money on useless crap, when it should instead be used to restore some respect to being known as British.

[jumpy]

damn Labour swines, always on the make for taxation of somebody under the guise of 'helping'... yer, helping themselves to your cash as usual.

[JSLTIGER]

I don't know about a £10 license, but a £10 surcharge per pack would be an interesting policy...make you pay for your own healthcare...

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Tango589

As much as I dislike smoking, where would it end...a license to drink or have children or breath air?

Nailed it on the head brother. Talk about grasping for straws to make a buck or two off the citizens.

[Blacklight]

I'm going to get flamed for saying this but "Anything that helps dissuade people from smoking nomatter how small the effect is a good thing."

Smokers will of course argue "I have the right to smoke !" where I will argue "Those of us who don't smoke have a right not to breathe your smoke !"

I never understood smoking in the first place. It tastes terrible and not only that.. it's poison.
It's like saying "Here's a box of poison. It won't kill you right away, but it will kill you slowly over a long period of time and usually in a horrific way." and people are like "Oh ! That sounds cool ! I'll take two boxes !"
I saw my uncle die of emphazima from smoking and I have another reletive going down the same road. It's not pretty. Healthcare for smokers costs healthcare organisations and governments BILLIONS each year. Therefore, I would support ANYTHING that would help prevent that poison from being used or propogated.

[silentrunner]

Blacklight has a point that both sides can argue there rights, as long as nobody blows smoke right into my face from 7 inches away than I am fine with smoking. Even I who does not smoke and does not even live in the U.K feels like my rights are being taken away when officials come up with crap like this. Imagine if this happens where it will end .
(Official 1) "There are too many obease people we have to come up with a solution
".
(Official 2) "Hey I got an idea why don't we charge 30$ extra to every item a fat person buys at the market".
(Official 2) "Brilliant!"

[sunvalleyslim]

sounds like communism to me..........The State tries to control all things.........Now if you said you need to have health insurance before you light up, I would agree with that........everyone else shouldn't have to pay your medical bills.......or do you Brits have socialized medicine?

[AVGWarhawk]

Originally Posted by Blacklight

I'm going to get flamed for saying this but "Anything that helps dissuade people from smoking nomatter how small the effect is a good thing."

Smokers will of course argue "I have the right to smoke !" where I will argue "Those of us who don't smoke have a right not to breathe your smoke !"

I never understood smoking in the first place. It tastes terrible and not only that.. it's poison.
It's like saying "Here's a box of poison. It won't kill you right away, but it will kill you slowly over a long period of time and usually in a horrific way." and people are like "Oh ! That sounds cool ! I'll take two boxes !"
I saw my uncle die of emphazima from smoking and I have another reletive going down the same road. It's not pretty. Healthcare for smokers costs healthcare organisations and governments BILLIONS each year. Therefore, I would support ANYTHING that would help prevent that poison from being used or propogated.

In a way I agree with you. I am a smoker. Perhaps this money generated should go towards getting users to quit. Lets face it, Phillip Morse openly admits they add more nicotine (the most addictive drug) to their cigarettes. The desire to smoke more and more was created by the manufactures. I can tell you that if I smoke a brand that is not made by Phillip Morse, I smoke more of them to get the desired nicotine my pea brain desires that I get from a Phillip Morse brand. In all reality, the government should go after the manufactures. Shut them down or have them pay the smoke related health costs. In some cases here in the states, some have won over the large tobacco companies in court. Sure, people will say I'm an idiot for smoking and there are warning labels on the boxes but, are the tobacco companies no better then crack dealers on the street? They are offering a drug. But your logic can be two fold. Alcohol needs to go as well. Liver disease, driving while intoxicated, etc. Lets get rid of McDonalds. Fatty foods, fries and burgers. Clogged arteries and heart attacks. Obesity. This also generates medical expenses. The list can go on really.

[ReallyDedPoet]

In PEI, here in Canada, we have a Smoke Free Public Places ACT, I agree with this ( I don't
smoke by the way ), but as to a Smoking License, that is just silly.


RDP

[TteFAboB]

10L-thingie per license won't even pay the cost of the licensing bureaucracy. They'd probably increase it as time went by.

[Brag]

Kooks like Brit politicians are blowing smoke out of their rear ends. :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: