[trumandogz]

Yes, there is ignorance concerning property rights however, I do not think that is what is driving the anti-smoking popular opinion in the US. Instead, anti smoking opinion and legislation is driven by the decline in the percentage of smokers in the U.S.

The decline in smoking rates is driven by health concerns and by the negative stereotype associated with smoking. Thus the only way to stop more and more jurisdictions from banning smoking is to remove the stigma from smoking and convince people that smoking in not bad for your health.

[cgbg]

convince people that smoking is not bad for your health

I don't think the lies about second-hand smoke are the primary reason for the bans. If health were really a concern homosexuals would be banned from promiscuous sex from sea to shining sea.

Propaganda campaigns are about bigotry and prejudice, not logic or "health".

Every society needs its witches and eh um ah racial epithets or their equivalent. Smokers are just the new damned ones.

[beckysueb]

The decline in smoking rates is driven by health concerns and by the negative stereotype associated with smoking.

The stigma, yes, but the other factor is the everincreasing cost of cigarettes.