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1) Re: 2009 Senate Bill 114 (Prohibit allowing smoking in private workplace or restaurant ) [by FreeSpeaker on April 5, 2009]I support this kind of legislation, which is long overdue in Michigan.
Apparently my view is shared by a two-thirds majority of fellow Michiganders, according to recent polling results. The legislature should moving on this.
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I do have a problem with this bill and the corresponding bill that would make it illegal for a business owner to decide for themselves to allow smoking. I have been in line many times and watched people with children elect to sit in the smoking section because they can get their quicker than waiting for non smoking. Most restrauants I frequent allow smoking. I don't frequent restrauants that don't. It's my money, my choice. Poeple who don't want to be around smoke have plenty of options of places to go.
It's primarily about the right of government. If smoking is really that bad for everyone, why put a bandaid on it. Why not make it illegal and solve the problem? Could it be because the tobacco companies put money into thier campaigns? Or could it be that they learned something from prohibition when the number of people out of work almost ruined the country and the people breaking the law made tons of money?
No more bandaids. Keep government out of my life. We have enough laws that we don't enforce.
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government has no place in this debate. it is for the owners and the customers to figure out.
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