Posted by
Dave on Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:27:17 PM
First of all let me explain that I am not a smoker, but I do feel that things are getting way out of hand, not only for smokers but everything else also. The State of North Carolina is talking about preventing smoking in both public and commercial buildings, give me a break. What happened to individual responsibility? Now I do understand that in some instances we need to separate sections for smokers in restaurants, for I do not want to inhale smoke from someone else and I do believe we need smoking area’s in public or government buildings also. What has the government done in the last 50 years that it has not screwed up? My question is; are we becoming a nation of idiots that we need the government to tell us what is good or bad? What happened to individual responsibility? Are we afraid to take responsibility for our own actions? For it seems to me that we are turning more and more control of our lives to the government as if it knows better! Heck I wonder how some of these politicians get elected for half the time you can’t even get a straight answer from them or they ramble on incoherently as if they have had no education and we want them to tell us what is best for us? Sorry not me. Now I realize I am not the smartest guy on the block but if this goes through what will the Government tax and or regulate next? How many miles we drive; oh that’s right they are all ready talking doing about that. Now I do understand the health cost concerns many have dealing with smokers and this goes with any other high risk activity. What I say to that is charge them a higher premium for insurance (oh they all ready do this) and a higher deductable. Then there is something called education. Show the future generation you know the children the health hazards of smoking in school in that class called Science or maybe Biology. We teach that phony religion called Global Warming in school so why not the hazards of smoking, for at lest that is real and would actually benefit them.