Posted on 06/05/2006 7:07:50 AM PDT by SheLion
It sounds very promising.
We are basically saying the same thing - exemptions for smoking in a casino means providing a customer incentive to a casino that the owner of another business doesn't have.
Classic case of government being manipulated into erecting barriers for competitive advantage.
Not a free enterprise sort of principle, but apparently we believe that you can make government as big as you want and our free enterprise system can withstand even that.
I beg to differ, they are not naive - they are contemptible liars.
you're too kind.
LOL!!!!
I try not to get banned from posting :)
"Most of them in the end are probably crying for government (me) to pay for their oxygen tanks to be delivered to their house and hospice care."
Nothing in 3DN's post indicated his wage level, so your assumption that he's a minimum-wage worker is nonsensical.
OK, I'm sorry to all I failed to consider all of the taxes you pay as smokers. You carry more than your share as far as that goes. My neighbor who just passed away from a life of smoking and drinking sure paid dearly for his habits. I sat with him the last day he was able to sit out of bed. It sure didn't look like any way I would like to go. And as I mentioned earlier he left his family with memories of a drunken smoker. What a sad ending.
Seems like we have a few less drunks on the road, thanks to this smoking ban. This ought to save us TP'ers some money for response costs, not to mention the lives saved.
Hey! Where did you find this? I need a link. People are pounding on me for something to read. Some proof. PLease oh please tell me where I can find this!!!
I got that info back on email. I just sent a second inquiry up to American Legion State HQ for the reference to post it here and send to the American Legion this article is about.
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