It's official - Washington State is going Smoke Free on Dec 8th

[pheasant tail (no 18)]

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it isnt about being annoyed only.

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I disagree. Though I think the case for health hazards of 2nd hand smoke is exagerated, this new law was based on a reforendum (sp?) and virtually all people interviewed who voted for the measure have cited reasons of annoyance. I can assure you that very few people in Wa. State care about anything beyond themselves and their causes. Service workers have very little standing in most Wa. residents minds. All bartenders that I have seen interviewed and talked to voted against the measure.

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also what about the workers they dont have a choice. if you say they dont have to work there that is true. but then what about the factory polluting the air. if you dont like that move to another city. what about health hazards in the workplace. the workers can go elsewhere.


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The worker analogy does have some merit, but the polluting factory one doesn't.

But let me ask you. How far are we willing to allow people to infringe on our choices?

Doesn't this have a smack of puritanism that bothers anyone?