Question

In many states, smoking has been banned in public places like restaurants. Some people who go to restaurants would like to smoke inside. Others don’t want to breathe the smoke. Restaurant don’t want to lose any customers. The tobacco companies want people to buy cigarettes. The state doesn’t want people to get cancer from smoking, but it also wants sales tax money from cigarettes.

What is the common good in this example?


the smokers who want to smoke inside

the people who don’t want to breathe cigarette smoke

the states who might lose sales tax money

the restaurants who don’t want to lose customers

Answer 1

The example that states can lose sales tax will be considered as a  common good.

What do you mean by common goods?

Common goods refer to goods that are used by everyone, provide benefits and can not be neglected. The three key elements of common goods can be considered as individual growth, social growth and development as a group.

If the government loses sales tax it means they are not supporting selling cigarettes that cause cancer, which shows social growth.

Therefore, option C. states might lose tax on sales is an example of the common good.

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