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Originally Posted by analog
Those arguing in this thread for the right of the business owner to have the say in whether or not they will allow smoking, are making public health take a back seat to the right of the business owner.
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Not at all, as I stated here in Canton owners built rooms with seperate ventilation. And again no one forced anyone to patronize those places. So, there was no putting public health "in the back seat". The owners made a compromise that was fair, that cost them, in some cases, serious money.
Again, it is all a moot point because here in Ohio they have gone wayyyyy too far in that any business with just 1 employee cannot have smoking. So if I own a tobacco store and since I can't work it all the time, I have to hire someone, I can't allow anyone to smoke in there. As I stated above, if I want to open a private smoking club, I can't because I hire 1 employee, smoking becomes illegal in my business.
When you can't even allow private smoking clubs...... you have severe power and control issues. It ain't about public health, it ain't about "not liking..." IT'S 1000% ALL ABOUT POWER AND CONTROL OVER SOMEONE ELSE.