It seems that there is universal agreement that smoking is bad for one’s health. Given that fact, there is a proposal in the United Kingdom to regulate smoking with a permit:

“Smokers could be forced to pay £10 for a permit to buy tobacco if a government health advisory body gets its way.

No one would be able to buy cigarettes without the permit, under the idea proposed by Health England.”

link: ‘£10 license to smoke’ proposed

It is part of the ‘Surveillance Society’. Human behaviour is tracked and recorded on a data base. The government will know if you are a smoker. It would not be difficult to log when you bought tobacco and how much you bought. It would all be useful information to the government, to insurers, to employers and a myriad of other officials.

This proposal might serve to inspire. There is general agreement that donuts are not good for one’s weight. Perhaps there can be a license to buy donuts. The data base would be able to identify who are the chronic donuts offenders and appropriate steps can be taken. The license fee to buy donuts would be channeled to the health services to promote healthy eating and increased fiber intake.

Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
FlyingHamster