[Just another Joe]

Private companies should be able to hire and fire and employee people on any criteria they want. That's why they're private. If people don't like it, they can work somewhere else.

If I own a business and don't want to hire people with tattoos or drive a red car, it's absurd the government can tell me, as a private business owner, otherwise.

I agree.

The converse is true also. If I, as a business owner, want to hire ONLY smokers, and allow smoking at my place of business, I should be able to.

I, as a business owner, should be able to allow smoking at my business, by the general public, and if someone doesn't like it they don't have to frequent my business.

Sounds fair to me.

[TexasGunLover]

I, as a business owner, should be able to allow smoking at my business, by the general public, and if someone doesn't like it they don't have to frequent my business.

I agree 100%. You own the business... you'll either survive in the market or not based on your business practices but you have the choice, not the government.