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This is a reply I just had to write for some reason on a Facebook group thread I came accross:

I appreciate where both sides are coming from. I just don’t see why there has to be a law – best government is that which governs least, and all that – except that it’s mostly to do with politics, politicians promising good health so they try to make laws that restrict a bar owner’s freedom of choice over whether to allow smoking or not.

By supporting these laws, the people, you and me, are just playing into the hand of the politician, who’s next agenda will most likely be to restrict something that you actually enjoy doing.

I’ve gone on enough, but whatever, here’s my simple view:

Bar A allows smoking: people who smoke or don’t mind smoking go there, have fun and are happy.

Bar B does not allow smoking: people who don’t smoke or don’t mind not smoking for a while go there, have fun and are happy.

Bar C: sees which bar is doing better financially and chooses their policy accordingly.

I would prefer to control my own reality, rather than leave it up to those bumbling politicians, but that’s just me.