California - Ban On Smoking In Public Places...

Yeah, New York definitely banned smoking in all indoor public places, including bars and the like.  For purely selfish reasons, as a non smoker, I like it.

Yea, they banned it in Columbus also, couldn\'t agree with you more.

Tobacco is not banned because of taxes, not health reasons.

[Evi]

Yeah, Evi it\'s crazy that us non-smokers don\'t want smoke blown in our face. You may be a non-smoker, but you obviously don\'t grasp the issue at hand.

Huh? I freaking hate smoke being blown in my face. I\'m quite allergic to cig smoke and it bothers me when I\'m around it. Indoor places I can understand because the smell affects non-smoking areas and it\'s nauseating. But the immense area in which they\'re not allowed to smoke is ridiculous.

Smoking sucks ass though, no doubt.

Tobacco is not banned because of taxes, not health reasons.

Wait a second....
 
You\'re saying that tobacco is not currently banned because our government needs the revenue from taxes on cigarette sales... NOT because the the tobacco industry has been energetically lobbying congress for the last 50 years???
 
That doesn\'t make a lot of sense. We tax cigarettes, only to spend the revenue (and more) on public health support for smoking-related illnesses. If tobacco was banned, we wouldn\'t need the tax revenue anymore.

Let\'s just say they are in bed together. Sin taxes are all the rage.

I guess your theory does fit the conservative psychosis that taxes are the root of all evil.
 
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[Titan]

But its not a tax that everyone has to pay. You only pay the cigarette tax if you smoke. I don\'t, I don\'t pay it so I\'m happy.

Story time:

When I used to ride the bus into DC there was this smoker at the last bus stop.  He always \'politely\' moved away from the line while he had his good morning smoke.

Problem is, he REEKED of cigs right after.  Within a 6\' radius you could smell the walking smoke cloud like he was right next to you.  So a long, comfy, expensive bus ride turned into pure coughing hell if you were lucky enough to get the last seat.  The people in front and behind him also suffered.  Whenever someone got off his partner quickly left him for the new opening.

Of course he didn\'t seem to give a damn.  Just kept on smoking every morning.  The people who created this ban were probably on that bus.

They recently put a ban on smoking in all indoor areas on my campus.  Nothing quite like seeing the smokers huddled together for warmth just so they can get a quick smoke in.

[Titan]

They recently put a ban on smoking in all indoor areas on my campus.  Nothing quite like seeing the smokers huddled together for warmth just so they can get a quick smoke in.

I think most college campuses don\'t allow indoor smoking

[Living-In-Clip]

Huh? I freaking hate smoke being blown in my face. I\'m quite allergic to cig smoke and it bothers me when I\'m around it. Indoor places I can understand because the smell affects non-smoking areas and it\'s nauseating. But the immense area in which they\'re not allowed to smoke is ridiculous.

Smoking sucks ass though, no doubt.

I\'m sorry, but I think smokers should not be allowed to smoke ANYWHERE except in the privacy of their own home. Anywhere else it effects other people.

I think most college campuses don\'t allow indoor smoking

Eh, yeah, definitely don\'t know what I was thinking with that.  We had a ban that made it illegal to smoke within 15 feet of the building.  Its not even late out, I don\'t know whats wrong with me.

[Evi]

I\'m sorry, but I think smokers should not be allowed to smoke ANYWHERE except in the privacy of their own home. Anywhere else it effects other people.

I agree.

[Living-In-Clip]

Have you guys been watching the news on this BS? They\'re talking about banning smoking in all public areas. You can\'t even smoke outside...almost anywhere. WTF is this crap? I don\'t smoke, but this is completely asinine.

ME..

I\'m sorry, but I think smokers should not be allowed to smoke ANYWHERE except in the privacy of their own home. Anywhere else it effects other people.

Evi Again....

I agree.

You flip-flop more than a crackbaby with attention defict disorder.

[Evi]

Like I said, I\'m really allergic to cig smoke and it makes me want to die when I\'m around that crap. I was just trying to keep an open perspective, but then came to the conclusion that smokers can eat sh^t and die...no offense to any smokers out there.