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Originally Posted by clarie
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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Well they should stop complaining. A hundred years ago and they'd be down the Pit.
Shall we see if thread can continue meandering along until Christmas?
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of this talk of personal choice and freedom etc .
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In this country - Pah, the "ban it" brigade rule over here.
Guns, Knives, smoking, drinking, jokes about religion and it goes on......
Banning something, especially in a supposedly "free" country such as ours is the easy way out, the unimaginative way out, the way out for none thinkers, a way out for people who don't want to really solve issues, a way out for people who can't see past the end of their nose.
Ban smoking - job done, what's next?
Unruly kids - ban them, we're cooking today - what next?
Drinking on trains - ban it, next?
and so it goes