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Originally Posted by andyl
But people may take a job out of necessity; that element of choice doesn't exist.
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So non-smokers should be able to choose whereas smokers are denied the option of choosing.
If over 20% of the population are smokers then it is several million people who are being denied a choice if a smoking ban was to be imposed in all enclosed public spaces. Smokers aren't saying that they should be allowed to smoke everywhere they want to. Smokers are quite happy to have a situation where they are allowed to smoke only in establishments where the owner decides that he wants to allow smoking on his premises. Non-smokers aren't being forced to enter those premises and the people who do choose to enter do so of their own free will. What harm is being done to non-smokers by giving smokers the choice of having enclosed places where they can smoke? More harm could possible occur if there is a complete ban as many smokers will find alternative places where they can legally smoke which might have non-smokers, particularly children, present in them.