Thread: A Smoker's Rant
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Old 11-10-2006, 12:23 PM   #160 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by flstf
How does having establishments that do not allow smoking and others that do, so there is a choice, not empathize with the other guy's position no matter what their position is?
Well, i guess i haven't really seen a strategy for what you describe beyond "letting the market handle it". The market has been handling it for a long time and the ratio of smoking to nonsmoking establishments, especially bars, was huge. It's not like the bans are permanent. I'm sure if you were to come up with a strategy that everyone can agree on and organized your efforts you could modify the bans.

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Also, you can go outside to smoke now, but if the majority has their way you may eventually have to go to the next city, county or state.
Sez you. I don't subscribe to the slippery slope in this situation. If it does happen, though, that sucks for you if you smoke. As a smoker myself, i'd probably just quit.
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