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Apples and oranges. Mr. Bloomberg does not wish to stop selling cigarettes, he just wants people to stop smoking cigarettes.

Now, if Mr. Bloomberg and the people of New York City vote to ban the sales of cigarettes and the smoking of cigarettes within city limits, that's fine by me. But it's just a little hypocritical to sell people a carton of cigarettes for $75., take the tax, then tell the smoker to go to New Jersey to smoke them, don't you think? Just how strongly does New York City feel about smoking?

It's no more hypocritical than a community banning the sale of liquor at restaurants, but letting people bring their own liquor to drink.

So, apart from the hypocricy in allowing the sale but not the smoking of cigarettes in public accomodations, you have no problem with a city prohibiting the smoking of cigarettes within its limits?

Apples and oranges. Mr. Bloomberg does not wish to stop selling cigarettes, he just wants people to stop smoking cigarettes.

The taxes smokers shell out, the city should win and DINE them! heh!

Bloomberg and his croonies talk out of both sides of their mouths. But, thankfully, a lot of New Yorkers are going to the Net, the Reservations to buy cheaper cigarettes. Or, even rolling their own.

My heart really goes out to the small business owners who are just trying to make a way in life. The anti's would have us believe that the bans won't hurt. This is inaccurate and deceitful information.

A LOT of us absolutely refuses to spend one dime in an establishment that does not want us. I feel bad for the owner, but why should we spend our hard earned money to pay for that personal abuse.