So the force of government coercion was applied to smokers because people couldn't be bothered to install adequate ventilation. Terrific.
All they have to do is make a compelling case against the impact of slaughterhouses and ranches on the environment and the health of those nearby, as they have been working hard on doing for pig farms and their effluent ponds, and voila, there's a second-hand meat case.
They argue that between heart disease, cholesterol, etc, that eating meat isn't healthy when compared to a vegetarian diet, which may be true.
Banning of smoking, and efforts to tax it out of existence, were considered nonsense 25 years ago. I don't think it's a wise idea to write these people off as nuts.
This sort of creeping fascism was why the Constitution specifically enumerated limited powers to the federal government.
Some anecdotal info: I recently worked a very enjoyable four-month "temp" job in an office where out of eight women, including myself, four of us were meat-eaters, and four were vegetarians. Of the four vegetarians, three were very much overweight, and those three called in "sick" during the four months I was there at least twice, and all four had chronic health problems, especially with alergies and anemia.
Of we four meat eaters, NONE of us called in sick once during the four months I was there, NONE of us would be considered "fat" by any standards, and NONE of us had chronic health problems or alergies beyond minor hay-fever.
Some anecdotal info: I recently worked a very enjoyable four-month "temp" job in an office where out of eight women, including myself, four of us were meat-eaters, and four were vegetarians. Of the four vegetarians, three were very much overweight, and those three called in "sick" during the four months I was there at least twice, and all four had chronic health problems, especially with alergies and anemia.
Of we four meat eaters, NONE of us called in sick once during the four months I was there, NONE of us would be considered "fat" by any standards, and NONE of us had chronic health problems or alergies beyond minor hay-fever.
Some anecdotal info: I recently worked a very enjoyable four-month "temp" job in an office where out of eight women, including myself, four of us were meat-eaters, and four were vegetarians. Of the four vegetarians, three were very much overweight, and those three called in "sick" during the four months I was there at least twice, and all four had chronic health problems, especially with alergies and anemia.
Of we four meat eaters, NONE of us called in sick once during the four months I was there, NONE of us would be considered "fat" by any standards, and NONE of us had chronic health problems or alergies beyond minor hay-fever.