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Originally Posted by willravel
Things that are addictive ruin the idea of freedom. You're free to buy what you want... but if you're addicted then you're not. It's a trap and it's not fair.
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Very true. It is a trap. And some of have fallen in. And it seems, that while we may like our hole, instead of getting good reasons or help getting out, some people have choosen to start filling it with dirt.
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Originally Posted by willravel
Imagine a world in which punching you in the face was addictive. That's smoking.
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Yeah. While it'd be great fun and enjoyment for some, it'd suck big time for the rest.
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dc_dux that was great, but it made me want smoke smoke smoke a cigarette
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Originally Posted by Jam
Exactly, what entitles them to waste more time at work and get paid for it? What if I was hooked on crack (or phonics for that matter), should I get numerous paid breaks to feed my habit while others are doing the work I'm being paid to do.
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its funny you should say that. the non-smokers (at every job i have ever had) had the right to ask for those same breaks, even if they were not going outside to have a break. very few of them acted on that right and took the break.
but i think smokers get breaks because when smoking frist got popular people were allowed to do it indoors. they didn't to take a break cuz they could smoke and do their work at the same time. but with all the laws nad such we have now, people can't and so bosses, jobs, and most people are okay with allowing the smoker to do what they used to do (which is smoke) it's just now they are doing it outside. and of the smokers i know, they wouldn't mind not getting break, they would want to finish their work, but they want that cigarette too. so why bitch? just take the break and run with it.