Smoking should be banned in all public places
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Multi_Pyrocytophage
| Started: | 4/21/2012 | Category: | Health |
| Updated: | 1 year ago | Status: | Post Voting Period |
| Viewed: | 1,088 times | Debate No: | 23038 |
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 Pro 2 and 3 are for the debate I wish my opponent good luck  Con I thank my opponent for starting the debate, and wish her good luck. I will define a few things for this debate. Smoking: to draw into the mouth and puff out the smoke of tobacco or the like, as from a pipe or cigarette. http://dictionary.reference.com... Banned: the act of prohibiting by law; illegalizing. http://dictionary.reference.com... Basically, I will argue that smoking should not be illegalized in public places, while my opponent will argue that it should be illegalized in public places. With that, I hand over the next round to Pro. |
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Pro http://www.no-smoke.org... http://dictionary.reference.com... http://www.msnbc.msn.com... Con What my opponent says is true - for a standard cigarette. With an e-cigarette, the problem can be averted. Smoking an e-cigarette is technically smoking. It contains fewer chemicals than the normal cigarette does, and it releases a tiny amount of smoke. This greatly reduces the risk for the smoker and the people around them. With the e-cigarette, is it really necessary to ban smoking in all public places? E-cigarette smoking can also help the economy. They are taxed, and this helps generate money for the economy. With little health risks, the e-smokers don't have to make the economy lose the medicare bills, resulting in a net gain. With places like the US in debt, can we really afford to lose this, given most smokers smoke in public areas? Illegalizing e-smoking has a down-side. Addicted people would still smoke in public places, defeating the purpose of illegalizing it. Cigarette taxes would go away, removing the economic support it brings us. Is illegalizing smoking the best thing to do? |
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Pro emowl forfeited this round.
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Vote Placed by PeacefulChaos 1 year ago
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Reasons for voting decision: Good job, Con. You didn't forfeit.
Vote Placed by IFLYHIGH 1 year ago
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Reasons for voting decision: FF
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