Fireworks are beautiful and we all enjoy appreciating them. But let's stop and think about the price that we1for just a few minutes of2.
To begin with, the amount of money we spend on fireworks is3. The excitement is gone4. Let's face it, what we really are doing is burning5. Yet, year after year, thousands of cities and towns spend our tax dollars on fireworks displays. Those tax dollars would be put to much better6feeding our hungry and housing our homeless.
Second, there is the matter of7. Fireworks contain chemicals that are harmful to people and animals. Over the years, these chemicals will8the air we breathe and the water we drink.
Third, let's9the trash left behind after a fireworks display. What a10! One would probably expect that those who11the fireworks would have the politeness to12the trash afterwards.13, they don't. The mess they leave behind14the kind of attitude many Americans have toward our15.
Fourth, fireworks are16. Some fireworks can damage your hearing, especially the fireworks used in public displays that give off a big BANG. Losing your17is too high a price to pay.
18 all the safety warnings, we still see injuries and deaths as a result of fireworks. Approximately 10,000 Americans are injured every year by fireworks.
In my view, all consumer fireworks should be19. Public fireworks displays should be kept to a minimum and should be paid for through volunteer funding, not tax dollars. Finally, those people in20of fireworks displays should be responsible for cleaning up the mess they make.
