關于政府禁煙的雅思作文范文

Some people propose that smoking should be banned. Do you agree or disagree?

有些人提倡禁止吸煙，你是否同意此觀點？

Smoking is a social problem we are trying to solve. Some people suggest that the government should ban smoking. They hold the opinion that smoking is detrimental to people's health and it violates the rights and freedom of nonsmokers. However, in my opinion, smoking should not be banned. The reasons are presented below.

The first reason that can be seen by every person is that tobacco is a wonderful commodity to tax. It contributes much to the government's revenue. For example, the government of Britain collects enough from smokers to pay for its entire educational facilities. If smoking is banned, there will be a great drop in the government's income. In addition, more serious social problems will arise, such as unemployment, because tobacco industry employs a lot of workers.

Another factor that we must consider is that those who strongly approve of the ban lay too much emphasis on the rights of nonsmokers. They ignore smokers' rights. Smoking is just a personal hobby and amusement. It is a kind of lifestyle. It is a stress reliever and can bring great pleasure to smokers. On thecontr，for smokers, nothing seems more difficult and painful than giving up the habit.

We must admit that smoking is harmful to people's health. However, the harm that smoking brings to people's health is exaggerated. As long as we smoke in moderation, it will not cause great harm to our bodies. Take Mr. Churchill as an example. He both smoked and enjoyed a long life.

From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that smoking should be banned. The tobacco industry makes a large contribution to the government's economy. Smoking also brings smokers many psychological benefits. Moreover, there is no evidence showing the direct link between smoking and any fatal diseases.