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| From | "crotherskp" <crotherskp@juno.com> |
| Subject | Re: Got a light? |
| Date | Sat, 7 Jun 2003 21:52:49 -0400 |
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>> Then don't go, or convince the club owner it's in his best
>> economic interest to have non-smoking shows.
>It's *not* in their best economic interest to do this, so you won't
>convince them to do it on their own. Hence, gov't intervention is
>necessary in this type of situation.
There's a word for that philosopy: Socialism, or taken to its extreme,
Communism.
Government intervention into whether a business allows a legal activity to
take place on its premises is rarely necessary.
>The State, in a rare instance of really representing the people and not
corporations, is making a public health decisions. If we had a SARS
epidemic in New York City or Chicago, the only logical response of the State
would be to quarantine. While second hand smoke isn't SARS, it presents
some health hazard, so it fits within something that only a government can
do.
You avoid it by not going to the club.
Afraid of SARS? Don't go to Toronto or China.
>It's an unusual situation -- the number one killer among drugs is
cigarettes. The number two killer is alcohol -- that's still allowed.
Exactly. Both legal products.
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