[Max McGarrity]

I won't address your family history, but even you say there's more to it than "one person's anecdotal evidence."

I will agree with you completely that there is a very simple solution: Let the free market work; keep government out of private business.

[Tax-chick]

Let the free market work; keep government out of private business.

There it is! Let smokers have their place; let nonsmokers have theirs. It seems to me, from what I see in the market where I live, that the free market will accommodate both segments.

Admittedly, this doesn't help 10-year-olds with bronchitis every winter. It would be responsible if their parents recognized their responsiblities.