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Originally Posted by notyoubob .... But first of all, I have to say I really wish it would have been up to businesses to decide whether to allow smoking or not and not a government. But with that being said:...... |
I’m glad you said that because that has been my contention all along. Let the business owner decide.
Do some businesses do better with a non-smoking policy? Given that the majority of folks don’t smoke one would think so. If there was really a demand for non-smoking bars and restaurants you would think that the owners would do it on their own. I once stopped at a place for lunch and after seeing the no smoking sign on the door walked to the other side of the parking lot to another place. Could a non-smoker do the same in reverse? Sure they could. If the demand was real the owner that allowed smoking would be looking across the parking lot at his competitor with a full house and seeing his nearly empty place figure it out. He would voluntarily become a non-smoking place to survive and that’s how the free market works.
As for other freedoms being under attack, you’re right. If you notice in many cases the attacks follow the same model as the one that was used against tobacco.