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Originally Posted by Terry
Yea I'm sure man, but I know plenty of smokers who are pissed off, not to mention a few owners who think it's bullishit they're being told how to run their place.
Smoking has been a target for politicians for ages now, and it's easy to target smokers because the majority doesn't smoke, so we already have to deal with taxes going up every year, and now we can't smoke ANYWHERE indoors?
Come on man don't you think that a manager should at least have an option here?
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I do agree they should have an option...but when someone is that unpopular, this always happens. In stark contrast, there was a time when doctors recommended smoking. These things phase in and out. Does that mean that the government should have a hand in deciding these issues? No, but that's the real crux that society is at right now. We've allowed government to take over so many aspects of our lives, whether it be through fear, necessity or convenience and now we want to scale it back because it's becoming too entrenched. I don't know the answer and I'm damn interested to see how the next decade goes. One thing I am trying to do is remain engaged in local politics, because that is truly where all this can begin to change, whether it's protecting local politics from federal involvement or decreasing the level in which they are.
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