Posted on 12/17/2011 8:16:34 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Almost in the same breath he calls for a statewide smoking ban?
Duuuuuh! People actually believe this guy?
If the concern is public health they must regulate homosexual for the same reasons.
If.
FUMD!!
Nanny Statism is ugly, no matter what the letter is that follows the name of the politician attempting to impose it upon the populace.
Cannot believe people were actually claiming that this Statist Liberal Open Borders Globalist was a Conservative
Govt smoking bans work...if you are in the cigarette-butt picking-up industry
That’s a private company.
“———now keep the smoke away from the kids.”
Smoking didn’t seem to do much harm to the Boomers who were surrounded by smoke in their childhood. They are an extraordinarily healthy generation.
Smoking bans are not terribly important in the big picture of statism. Doesn’t rank up there with economic policy or foreign affairs.
But it’s a good litmus test for conservative candidates for higher office. Just like global warming lip service politicians.
If a candidate believes that SHS or AGW junk science will kill us all he/she is either
A. Too stupid to have any power over fellow citizens or
B. They know it’s bogus but believe it serves a gubmint purpose. Which makes them more dangerous than A.
It’s bigger than you think.
One of the dangerous things about statism is how they wear you down. If you’re hit with 10,000 tiny little regulations, you start to feel surrounded.
By the time the big and egregious things start happening, you’re so worn down already, and already mentally tuned to having state interventionism in your life, that you’re less inclined to resist.
Think of it as a way of training.
Being trained to accept statism is a big, BIG problem.
I know. You’re right. It’s called incrementalism.
Statists advertise it when it comes to smoker bans, trans fat, Eco wackos.
Conservatives can learn something from the Statist. Especially when it comes to abortion and killing unborn humans. Boil the frog. Anti smoking activists told us 30 years ago they only wanted some non smoking sections on airplanes. Now look.
Instead of trying to hit a 5 run homer, continue with incremental steps and social engineering.
“Like it or not, there are very few private companies that permit smoking on the premises any more. Some may have some smoking rooms, but typically you have to go outside if you wish to smoke.”
I see that you are in agreement that the free market is able to decide. I agree with that.
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