Smokers and the tax

Smokers and the tax
The fallacy in the proposed higher tax on cigarettes is the belief that the number of smokers will be reduced if the price of the smoke goes up beyond their reach. This may well be true if there were no cheaper and better-tasting substitutes which are taxed. However, there are a lot of reasons for smokers should pay a health tax.
First, smoking is unhealthy. Therefore, people should care about themselves and think about other people around them. Smoking cause a lot of diseases like cancer; therefore, people should stop smoking. People should stop smoking because it causes lung cancer.
Next, smokers should pay a health tax because less people will smoke if there is high tax on it. The fewer people smoking, the lower the health cost will be. Moreover, nobody seems to entertain the possibility of smugglers having a field day should the government raise the tax on the poor man’s cigarette which accounts for the bulk of tobacco consumption.
Finally, a lot of people who try to quit fail because smoking is addictive. The tax money will help people who trying to quit. Some people feel smokers already pay a huge tax on tobacco. However, if there is a huge tax on tobacco, then people will be less likely to buy cigarette.
Smokers will be spending less money on cigarettes and could spend the money on their health. In fact, people who smoke spend a lot of money for cigarette and their health. Smoking affects the environment because it is bad for people’s health. The tax money could help both of them. Smokers should stop smoking to build a better environment and have a good health.