Smoking Ban in Public Places
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Mick Lantz
Kimberly Code
English Comp. II
23 January 2011
Smoking Ban In Public Places Whether you smoke or not, how bad is it when as you walk into a restaurant to eat a nice meal, you 're greeted with a cloud of smoke in your face. This is the biggest issue with a smoking ban for Northern Kentucky. Supporters say the ban is needed for protection against the hazards of secondhand-smoke. Opponents call it unnecessary and say it infringes on the rights of business and property owners. There are a number of legislators that want to put out there, that making a statewide smoking ban would be unconstitutional. Most oppose the statewide ban on grounds that people have the right to decide whether to allow smoking at their businesses. Some suggest installing equipment that would remove smoke from the air(website). This is immediately opposed because of the cost for such equipment. And it still doesn 't fully work. State Senate President David Williams said,”What about about the person who can 't afford to do that...I want to level the playing field.” Williams strongly endorses a statewide smoking ban, saying it 's a workplace safety issue and not a matter of property rights as many conservatives contend(website). Williams said he would support a ban that would allow smoking in a limited number of businesses, such as cigar bars. This ban was also supported as an alternative to Governor Steve Beshear 's plan to raise the tax on cigarettes several years ago. Williams ' opponent in the Republican primary, is Louisville businessman Phil Moffett. Moffett likes to say that Williams ' position demonstrates that he isn 't a true conservative. Moffett argues that the scientific arguments in favor of a smoking ban-that secondhand-smoke can cause a wide range of health problems are overstated. All they want to talk about is how this ban isn 't health related, but simply a
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workplace issue. “If the government wants to ban smoking in government buildings, I
Mick Lantz
Kimberly Code
English Comp. II
23 January 2011
Smoking Ban In Public Places Whether you smoke or not, how bad is it when as you walk into a restaurant to eat a nice meal, you 're greeted with a cloud of smoke in your face. This is the biggest issue with a smoking ban for Northern Kentucky. Supporters say the ban is needed for protection against the hazards of secondhand-smoke. Opponents call it unnecessary and say it infringes on the rights of business and property owners. There are a number of legislators that want to put out there, that making a statewide smoking ban would be unconstitutional. Most oppose the statewide ban on grounds that people have the right to decide whether to allow smoking at their businesses. Some suggest installing equipment that would remove smoke from the air(website). This is immediately opposed because of the cost for such equipment. And it still doesn 't fully work. State Senate President David Williams said,”What about about the person who can 't afford to do that...I want to level the playing field.” Williams strongly endorses a statewide smoking ban, saying it 's a workplace safety issue and not a matter of property rights as many conservatives contend(website). Williams said he would support a ban that would allow smoking in a limited number of businesses, such as cigar bars. This ban was also supported as an alternative to Governor Steve Beshear 's plan to raise the tax on cigarettes several years ago. Williams ' opponent in the Republican primary, is Louisville businessman Phil Moffett. Moffett likes to say that Williams ' position demonstrates that he isn 't a true conservative. Moffett argues that the scientific arguments in favor of a smoking ban-that secondhand-smoke can cause a wide range of health problems are overstated. All they want to talk about is how this ban isn 't health related, but simply a
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workplace issue. “If the government wants to ban smoking in government buildings, I
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