If 23/27% of adults smoke, give 23/27% local tavern and saloon owners at least the option of having a smoking section. They 'll never do it because they are minor league bullies without the brown shirts and common sense, manners and courtesy mean nothing to them. They'd rather take the 2.5 extra deaths per county (How many counties are there?) than admit they can't pound a certain number of people into their imagined utopia.
I hate their hypocrisy and the smug assumption of superiority.
You and me both my friend.
Couple that with their contempt for private property rights and ...
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