On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:06:26 -0400, X ` Man
wrote:

On 9/12/11 1:49 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:21:22 -0400, X `
wrote:

We were not talking about malls, we were talking about bars and
restaurants. If a person wants to have a "smoking allowed" restaurant
on a separate lot, you have no reason to be there if smoke bothers
you.
I bet you don't spend a lot of time in strip joints either, no matter
how good the food is..


Many states are banning smoking altogether in public buildings and
private facilities, such as bars and restaurants.


Why can't the bar and restaurant owner make this decision themselves?
If you don't like the smell of smoke, put them out of business by not
spending your money there. That is how free enterprise is supposed to
work.



It's a public health issue. The state or municipality also regulates
cleanliness in restaurants, the quality of water, and many other factors
of food service. Or are you saying restaurants should determine the
level of cleanliness they must maintain?

Basically, yes. That's what he's saying. I'm sure Greg subscribes to
the Ron (not St.) Paul philosophy of no gov't. Paul is ok with fraud,
abuse, environmental degradation, since the "markets" will solve the
problem. What a load of horse shoot.