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We all love watching fireworks, from the attractive shows on the Fourth of July (a national holiday in the US that celebrates the beginning of the United States as a nation) to the Roman candle burning in the backyard. But let’s 1 and think about the price we pay for just a few minutes of 2.
First, the amount of money we spend on fireworks is3 The excitement is gone 4Let’s face it, what we really are doing is burning 5Yet, year after year, thousands of cities and towns spend our tax dollars on fireworks displays. Those tax dollars would be put to much better 6 feeding our hungry and housing our homeless.
Second, there is the matter of 7 Fireworks contain chemicals that are harmful to people and animals. Over the years, these chemicals will 8 the air we breathe and the water we drink.
Third, let’s 9 the trash left behind after a fireworks display. What a 10! One would probably 11that those who set off the fireworks would have the politeness to 12the trash afterwards.13 they don’t The mess they leave behind 14 the 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.
18all 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 in 20of fireworks displays should be responsible for cleaning up the mess they make.
