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Originally Posted by maleficent
The state of new hampshire is looking more and more appealing all the time.. several towns up here repealed the smoking ban that was put in effect because it violated the mindset of- it doesn't effect you- -so i'm not gonna legislate it..
don't want tobe around cigarette smokers? don't go to that restuarant or bar...
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Well, before the smoking ban in minneapolis there weren't any bars that were nonsmoking so it wasn't really an option. You can't count on the market to handle public health issues when it's often more profitable to ignore them(imagine how the market would handle worker safety regulations if left to its own devices). Now all the bars are freshly smoke-free and it's great. It's nice seeing a show and not smelling like ass afterwards.
I do seem to recall a thread discussing the smoking ban from last year where the threats of secondhand smoke were repeatedly dismissed by those opposed to the ban. I would hope that those folks would now at least acknowlege that the shit is harmful.