Closing lines from the article:
Allyn Bulzomi, an ex-smoker and human resources director for Pima County, said the policy is about urging people to be healthy, not punishing those who smoke.
"The use of nicotine is a voluntary lifestyle choice," Bulzomi said. "It was a choice at one time."
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There are a couple of things going here:
1: Mr Bulzomi is a reformed smoker. It's no different than a reformed alcoholic that goes on a tear to rid the world of alcohol.
2: Interesting that he refers to it as a choice. Our country was founded on the principle of personal freedom ( of choice ). That includes the freedom as an adult to make the wrong choice.
A guy like that will wave the flag and be a strong proponent of personal freedoms and long as people are making choices that HE agrees with.
You really can't have it both ways. In order to preserve your own freedom you have to allow that same freedom to others.
The alternative is to mindlessly follow the trends and allow them to tell you where to go,what to do, and what to think.
( Sorry guys ... i'll try to refrain from posting on this subject any further. It's just that i've been watching this issue unfold over the last 40 years. It's downright disgusting ... )
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