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The view that advertising should be banned is reasonable. But is it possible, in a market economy, to ban advertising? Certainly, watching your favourite series without interruptions would be great, but is it likely?
Commercials have been available since the very birth of media, and as most of them are privately owned, showing advertisements is the only way to earn money. Owners of TV stations have to pay for rights to show movies and other programmes. It would be impossible without the money earned on advertising.
Many people are annoyed by commercials, but surely there is a group who wants to buy popular, new products. This group certainly has the right to watch advertisements.  
I have mentioned earlier that we live in a market economy which is driven by supply and demand. The more money is spent on advertising, the more work has to be done to make new advertisements, therefore creating more jobs. It is now clear that any activity which requires labour is good for all of us as it helps to reach higher level of the economys equilibrium thus improving our well-being. 
It may sound strange, but banning advertising from economic point of view is possible, yet it would limit the number of media present on the market. We would have to introduce monthly payments for TV, radio, etc. and reduce the free-riders problem. I consider, however, this approach to be less efficient. 
To conclude, advertising is undeniably annoying, yet, as I have proven, inevitable in a market economy. Firstly, private owners of the media have the right to run their businesses in any way the see fit. Secondly, certain groups of people like advertisements. Finally, other solutions are inefficient. I have shown that banning advertising has numerous drawbacks therefore I strongly disagree it should be banned. 


