Banning Cigarets

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$97.2 billion each year in health-care costs and lost productivity" (American Lung Association, "American"). Also, citizens must fund health care costs through tax dollars. A wiser and more productive utilization of tax dollars would be funding for schools. Despite the fact that the tobacco industry contributes a significant amount of tax dollars, economic costs far exceed tobacco profits. Another area where cigarette smoking is costly is the working environment. Employers must spend more money on smokers than on nonsmokers. Statistics indicate, in fact, that smokers do not attend work as often, receive more health insurance, show reduced job performance, and require higher maintenance expenses (Tobacco). Lastly, and most obviously, smokers themselves can save money by not buying cigarettes. Simply put, cigarettes are stifling to economic growth. Cigarettes are not only harmful to the economy but also harmful to the body.
Undeniably, the government should outlaw cigarettes because ...

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