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I don't know what the unemployment levels are in Georgia,but they must be extremely low if people there can change jobs and relocate whenever they feel like it!walrus said:Ain't freedom wonderful?
Usually relocation is a good choice. It depends on where you are talking about. If I own a private business and I allow smoking, then a non-smoker either has the choice to deal with it or work somewhere else. If I am in my home or other private property, you have the choice to stand down-wind or leave. If you are talking about a restaurant or other private establishment open to the public, you have the choice of patronizing one of the majority of restaurants today that do not allow smoking. See - life is full of choices that do not require using the government to restrict a legal activity on private property.
Your livelihood depends on having a job, not necessarily that job. As with any situation, if the workplace conditions do not suit you, and there is nothing illegal going on, I would suggest you seek employment elsewhere. Again, ain't freedom wonderful?
As I have said, if you own the business and as a business owner you choose to prohibit smoking - bully for you! That's more of that freedom thing. As a business owner you certainly have the right to fire an employee who breaks the rules you set in place. Again though, if you have the right to fire me for smoking, that must also give me the right to fire you for not smoking if that is my choice as a business owner.
Many people have to take whatever employment they can get and their livelihood most certainly does depend on"that job"!
As for restaurants-bars etc,I agree it is the individuals option whether they go there or not,but we re not discussing places where we spend comparatively short periods of time in, we are talking about somewhere where we spend a considerable percentage of our lives.
As for your home,it is your right to merrily smoke yourself to death there if you so desire,as you said,"ain't freedom wonderful"and I'm sure that even the most anti-smoking guest can tolerate it for the short period of their visit.
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