Resolution to Make All Public Buildings Smoke Free
By: Venidikt • Essay • 265 Words • February 16, 2010 • 913 Views
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Resolution to make all public buildings smoke free
“I'd be in my hotel room, smoking too much, drinking, going to clubs, just being numb. That was being in jail to me. I wasn't happy at all on the streets. That was the addict speaking.” Tupac Shakur revealed this hidden unhappiness in a quote. This leads me into standing and urging everyone to vote in a firm negation of this resolution to make all public buildings smoke free..
Reasons:
1. “Assimilation Effect”
2. Hypocritical
3. Violates Americans with Disabilities Act
1. “Assimilation Effect”
According to Seattle Post, with 320 million smokers, smoking is “closest thing to national pastime in China
45% of males in Greece smoke
Are we just going to invoke animosity by telling these people that we were too good for their cigarettes? This will also hurt businesses.
2. Hypocritical
Cigarettes are legal for adults
U.S. taxes cigarettes
How could U.S. be so hypocritical as to ban a taxed and legal item from being used in public