I didn't say that it was right that government controls things this way. I think property taxes are awful, although not as bad as income taxes, which we thankfully don't have here in Florida. However, the fact is, government does have a place in the regulation of business for safety and health reasons. In the case of this amendment, the government didn't make some demand up out of thin air - we the people demanded that this regulation be put in place by an overwhelming margin. Smokers are understandably pissed off that they can't smoke anywhere they want to anymore, but that's just too bad. I couldn't care less.