I don't understand the large amount of debate here.
If you want to smoke on your own property, then more power to you. However, as far as public property is concerned, no one has the right to infringe upon another person's health. Currently, second hand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable deaths a year in the United States.
If you want to slowly kill yourself off, that's great! But to expect people to change their living style to keep themselves from being killed off by your bad habit is BS.
What do you lose is you're not allowed to smoke in public? Nothing.
What could I lose if you're allowed to smoke in public? My life.
It's as simple as that.
PS> I know for a fact that the taxes generated from the sale of cigarettes don't come anywhere near the costs of caring for those suffering from smoking-related illnesses.
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Last edited by Infinite_Loser; 11-10-2006 at 11:41 PM..
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