[TheOtherOne]

I live in LA, we went through all that years ago. The joke of 'smoking' and 'non-smoking' sections in the same restaurant, with no actual barriers. Now we have an all out ban. I am perfectly happy with things as they are. But I am willing to have businesses have the right to allow smoking. Guess you prefer nothing to a license. You will never get what you are seeking - I would take the resonable path to get smoking back into the restaurants and bars that choose.

[Phantom Lord]

Towns have tried banning smoking in private residences. Luckily it hasnt happened yet. But if such a ban ever becomes real, should people have to get a permit to smoke in their home?

[Legerdemain]

To: (use semi-colons to separate multiple recipients) TheOtherOne Your Reply: (HTML auto-detected, see help for more information) Tag line (optional, printed after your name on post): I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition. Please: NO profanity, NO personal attacks, NO racism or violence in posts. In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled The Facts About The Smoking Ban. If your a business owner or not, this is a must read!, TheOtherOne wrote: I live in LA, we went through all that years ago. The joke of 'smoking' and 'non-smoking' sections in the same restaurant, with no actual barriers. Now we have an all out ban. I am perfectly happy with things as they are. But I am willing to have businesses have the right to allow smoking. Guess you prefer nothing to a license. You will never get what you are seeking - I would take the resonable path to get smoking back into the restaurants and bars that choose. unfortunately it is people like you who are weak and do not stand up for the individuals rights that have got us into this nanny state mess....

liberal is as liberal does

[Sodbuster]

I can't wait until they tax fatty. This is the next logical step for the health/safety nazis. As you are all aware, fast food is unhealthy and therefore (obviously) should be taxed. I imagine it will go something like this:

$0.50 tax on a burger, add $0.05 for cheese and/or bacon
$0.25 tax on fries
Add a $1.00 if you super size your order.

You get the idea. I'm sure our elected representative will be able to develop a convoluted system that is fair and equitable to all (except business owners, but they are responsible for our poor health in the first place, aren't they?).

An alternative would be to weigh in at tax time and have everyone pay by the pound at the end of the year. While this system would seem to be fair, as it is based solely on the weight of the taxpayer, the cost to ensure the health of the taxpayer would be much too visible. It would be better to go with the first option and tax the burger joint who would pass the cost indirectly on to the consumer.

I'm joking, but you may want to write this down. It could happen.

Ex-smoker in CA