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Originally Posted by Chris T
Actually there are a great many people in a great many jobs who for one reason or another can't simply walk away even if they wanted to. Sometimes this is due to lack of training, sometimes its family circumstances (your current employer might be very accommodating when your personal circumstances change, but just try getting the same consideration from a new one).
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This is an excellent point. A single parent for example may have childcare problems and may only be able to get a babysitter during the evening - he/she may not have a car, but there is a local pub on the corner that can give them the flexibility he/she needs as well as being easy to reach. The same could be true for a carer, someone with money problems who needs an extra job, or a young person who needs some pocket money and yet cannot travel far so needs to earn by glass collecting. All of these people are restricted in terms of when and where they can work, and do not have the liberty to choose between a smoking and a non-smoking establishment.
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Originally Posted by paddy1
I certainly didn't mean to sound callous but we seem to be ignoring the bigger picture based on personal preference rather than scale of the problem.
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My comment wasn't aimed at you, rather everyone. Particularly those using the 54 figure as if it were negligible. Sometimes in this thread I get frustrated with all of this talk of personal choice and freedom etc because it seems to ignore the very basic facts.