Tacoma group pushing for smoke-free apartments

Tacoma group pushing for smoke-free apartments

The only thing that should be the focus is the rights of the property owner. People have a choice to rent an apartment. If the apartment owner deems it better for business, he'll make the decision to go smoke free not some city bureaucrat. The same for pubs and other privately owned businesses. Why in the world are antis pushing for all this now in such a bad economy? I have an answer but I want to be civil.

For non-smokers out there please keep in mind that an attack on property rights in regards to smoking will set precedents for non-smoking issues involving private property. This is about getting your foot in the door and once wedged in there the door is much easier to push open.

Please stop trying to save everyone from themselves my 'anti' friends. Life is hard enough without your self-righteous crusade to free the world of evil tobacco.

No surprises here from the Michigan smoking ban.

   

Smoking ban dries up business

The War on U.S. Citizens Continues...

Mike to gov: Lasso them cig cheats!

Once again, this article speaks for itself.  

Tax dodging politicians...oh my!

    

Swift Tax Dodgers

    

Ruling class vs. Tobacco

 Nice comments in support of “America’s Ruling Class – And the Perils of Revolution,” 

The description below pretty much sums up why those in government pile on the smoking bans along with high tobacco taxes.  I can hear them now: "Smoking is bad for the peasants - we must protect them from themselves."

A Splendid Essay on the Two Great Classes in Contemporary America

"Members of the two classes do not like one another. In particular, the ruling class views the rest of the population as composed of ignoramuses who are vicious, violent, racist, religious, irrational, unscientific, backward, generally ill-behaved, and incapable of living well without constant, detailed direction by our betters; and it views itself as perfectly qualified and entitled to pound us into better shape by the generous application of laws, taxes, subsidies, regulations, and unceasing declarations of its dedication to bringing the country—and indeed the entire world—out of its present darkness and into the light of the Brave New World it is busily engineering."     - Robert Higgs, The Beacon Blog

    

So it's OK for the gold digging Senator from Mass. to avoid taxes?

Sen. John Kerry skips town on sails tax 

    

How is what Senator Kerry is doing any different from someone wanting to buy their snuff or cigarettes off the internet to avoid high taxes?  I don't have words for the hypocrisy here.  This sort of 'tax dodge' is allowed but try and have tobacco shipped to a state like Washington and you will face felony charges.  

End rant

Outstanding Article!

 America's Ruling Class -- And the Perils of Revolution