I applaud smoking bans, not only at Kansas Speedway but everywhere.
Lung cancer, pneumonia and emphysema, which is caused by smoking and secondhand smoke, cost our nation much more than the amount of taxes that smokers pay.
Allowing smoking only in one’s car or home would be great for the future of our world.
Janet Silke-Koval
Lee’s Summit
It is heartening to read posts calling for a ban on actions that cause harm others, and condemning the loss of innocent life. Looking forward to reading similar condemnation of other “personal choices”.
Posted by: Kate | December 02, 2008 at 07:32 PM
The "science" on second-hand smoke is as fully settled as science gets (as opposed to right-wing theology), and if you don't want to live in a nanny state, stay right here. We let our citizens kill each other left, right and sideways with firearms in the name of the right of states to form militias, which keeps things kind of exciting.
Posted by: Pub 17 | December 02, 2008 at 12:33 PM
Please, the "science" on second hand smoke is hardly settled, and I have no desire to live in the nanny state.
Posted by: Kee | December 02, 2008 at 11:18 AM
Transfats are going way very, very quickly, because consumers don't want them AND they're not addictive. Alcohol is being addressed, finally, by the fact that you'd better not get in your car with anything more than a cherry cordial in your bloodstream: twenty years ago driving drunk was still considered funny. And if I eat red meat, I don't affect your welfare in the slightest. Next?
Posted by: Pub 17 | December 02, 2008 at 10:57 AM
Gosh Janet, what about red meat? Alcohol? Transfats?
Posted by: Kee | December 02, 2008 at 10:49 AM