Can anyone find a bar/resturant that changed from non-smoking to smoking? Probably not. The employees knew (or should have known) the companies policies on smoking if is an important issue to them before they accept the job. I chose the word accept, because working isn't a right, it is a privilege that both parties have to agree to.
Not sure what it is called, but there is one out near jordan creek in that target complex that was non smoknig and went to smoking. We did not know that until we walked in, and then turned around and walked back out.
I agree........I am all for private businesses to decide for themselves whether or not they allow it. That way, if you give a rip one way or the other, you have a choice of where to go. I also agree with 62 that some of the public area bans are pretty stupid. You cannot tell me that banning smoking on a walking trail, outside, has any basis in reality other than just to satisfy someone's need to control what other people do.People, we choose to work where we do and we choose to join their team. If the place is a smoking establishment (bar, resturant, store or whatever), job seeker beware.
We choose to sit in non-smoking rooms that are clearly void of any smoke or to establishments that are smoke free or on smoke free nights. It is OUR responsibility to protect our health, not the governments.
It is easy for ppl to be for a 'law' when it benefits them.... but those that can 'protect' themselves when the law doesn't benefit them are the real winners in a free society.
-keep.
I would love there to a smoking ban in Iowa like California. It is so nice to be able to go to a restaurant or bar and not have to deal with all those nasty smokers.
I have a question for those that believe a business should have the "right" to decide whether they permit smoking (and therefore threaten the health of their employees); do you also believe that a business has the "right" to only hire and employ nonsmokers (this includes nonworking hours as well)?
Preface...I have never smoked, I can't stand cigarette smoke, and I believe I have personally benefitted by living in areas that have outlawed smoking in restaurants.
Having said that, I do not believe it is the role of government to limit personal freedoms relative to legal activities. It is a slippery slope that we get on when we allow our government to do this sort of thing.
What is next? Outlawing french fries because people are getting too fat!? It seems ridiculous but I can envision it happening. Some of you probably think that is a crazy thought but I'll guarantee you that if you were able to go back in time 40 or 50 years and you told people that someday they would not be able to smoke in an office building, in a restaurant, or even in some cases in their own car (yes some states have laws against smoking in your own car when a child is present) that they would think you were crazy...but that is where we are now through a series of small incremental steps through time.
Be careful what you wish for relative to governmental control over our freedoms...the next thing they want to limit may be something that you enjoy.
By the way, a question for you...if smoking is so bad for us, why not just outlaw it? The answer...the government loves the tax revenues!