i was wondering how many people will vote to keep smoking accesible in public places?

Question

and wondering how many more of our right's will be terminated ( by us handing them right over?)

Answer 1

Probably not enough. The anti-smoking campaigns claim health concerns as their sole motive, and I believe this for about half of the supporters. The other half need someone to whom they can feel superior, someone they can kick around. In the south for years it was blacks, in Europe it has always been the Jews.

"But this is different. Smoking is bad for you and harms other people." True. Part of freedom is the freedom to make stupid choices. The marketplace usually sorts things out pretty well. Delta Airlines banned smoking on all of its flights without a law requiring it, Westin Hotels has done the same, about half the restaurants in my home town ban smoking. This is called making a choice. "It harms other people" is not on as sound a scientific ground as the "smoking nazis" would like you to believe. They quote statistics that make it sound as though there's a 40% chance that a non-smoker living with a smoker will get lung cancer, when in fact the probability of a non-smoker not living with a smoker getting lung cancer is infintessimal, and the probability when living with a smoker is infintessimal times 1.4.

New York City is contemplating an ordnance that would restrict what ingredients restaurants may use in meals not based on safety (sure they prohibit arsenic) but on whether the ingredients are healthy for you. Private companies have gotten court approval to fire employees who smoke off the job in their own homes. As written, Ohio's Issue Five will ban smoking in many private homes.

Tobacco is not the primary cause of preventable illness in the U.S.: obesity is. Watch out, once tobacco is gone the overweight will become the target for those who know better than you do what is good for you. Obese people consume health care resources that could go to others, they cause gas mileage to go down contributing to global warming, they require that furniture be designed to support loads that otherwise would not be required thus raising the cost of chairs, sofas and beds - the list goes on. The obese will be the next target.

How about unprotected sex? If a company can fire an employee because she or he engages in activity off the job, in the employee's own home, that may be dangerous to the employee's health, then they must have the right to prohibit unprotected sex. The rationale that the private activity might raise the employer's cost of providing health insurance applies here.

So, how many people will vote to keep smoking accessible? Probably not enough.

A non-smoker Libertarian

Answer 2

Sadly, very few. Smokers are the new "scum" in our society. There are ballot initiatives all over the country to increase the tobacco tax this very day. I smoke, pay taxes, and have seen my rights stepped on simply for being a smoker. I pay higher insurance premiums, more taxes, and have less and less actual representation in our government. One needs to ask ones self, before approving any tax increase ballot measure, what will the government do with this money and do they really expect to get more revenue by targeting a group of addicts? I think not. I, fortiunately live fairly close to the state line, and if the measure is approved in my state, then my governor won't get another cent of tobacco tax money from me.

Answer 3

I have two questions #4 and #5 and they are "supposedly" BOTH about banning smoking, but only ONE of them is truly onE? the problem with my state is people know it is a tourist state, Vegas... Reno.... and they think it will be a downfall if the real one passes. However, I'm voting for the ban. The ban isn't for the casinos or bars... just places that i never even knew DIDN'T have a law... like shopping malls and grocery stores!!! what? :)
So No on 4, Yes on 5... the one supported by the American Cancer Society

what about you

Answer 4

I smoke and have done so for years. I hope to quit soon. Here is my intake on it. If your smoke is bothering others then you need to do it elsewhere. PERIOD. It is a nasty habit that I wish I never started when I was young. It is expensive and not good for you. Therefore I will not smoke around others if it bothers them. Not even my cat. Therefore we should not be doing it in public places where there are people who this may affect very badly. There are people with respiratory problems and smoking should never be done around kids. We want to stop another generation from doing this.

Answer 5

In AZ there are two props to ban smoking.

Frankly, it ought to be up to the establishment to decide. If people don't want to go there, the don't have to. Nobody forces anybody to go into a smoky bar or restaurant.

I think alot of people will vote for since smoking is generally bad for you and there are enough militant anti-smokers that they'll go for it. Plus, its one more way for people to tell you how to live your life.

Answer 6

Depends on where the smoking is...I don't think it should be allowed in restaurants unless the restaurant has a closed off smoking area, but as far as clubs/bars--smoking goes hand in hand with drinking. I feel very strongly about this and I think it is stupid when you have to set your drink down at the bar to go outside and smoke----NYC

Answer 7

voted 4 times

Answer 8

Not me--ever! I just went to a restaurant that was smoke free and it was wonderful!! I could breathe without difficulty and I didn't have to rush home and shower quickly to get that awful smell out of my hair and clothes.

Answer 9

Many cities are passing legislation that would ban smoking in all public places. I can't WAIT for my area or state to do so!! It's not that I MIND if you smoke...I don't really CARE, but I just don't want to have to see or smell or breath your exhaust!

Answer 10

I hope eveyone who votes votes to allow busniess owners the right to choose if their place of business is going to be a smoking or non smoking enviroment.
I'm tired of this communistic way of thinking in this country...