On Mar 15, 9:59 am, NavyBrat <[email protected]> wrote:
> I do > draw the line at people being told what they can and can't do in their > own homes and cars. what about restaurant owners in THEIR OWN bars? or business owners in THEIR OWN office buildings? once, OUTSIDE, a woman was bitching about me smoking near her OUTSIDE. complaining and whining about HER RIGHTS with no disregard for mine. not 10 minutes later i heard her saying her husband was laid off work and they couldn't afford the bills. this was about six months after 200+ mom & pop businesses (including the ENTIRE 5th floor of the mall of america) went bankrupt because of the smoking ban; her husband was then competing with 2000+ unemployed waitresses, bartenders, and cooks for work & wages... plus her property taxes go up, as do other taxes to compensate for lost tax revenue from the unemployed and out of business. go look at what % of YOUR state's taxes are paid via ridiculously high liquor and cigarette taxes. look at how much money restaurants were REQUIRED to spend on ventilation BEFORE the ban. compare the typical amount of smoke in a bar with OSHA requirements... --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
