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To: epicure who wrote (421)	8/2/2006 12:06:15 PM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1695

Well, I understand what your POV is, but I can't agree. We have controls that limit exposure-- no smoking sections, generally effective ventilation (unlike Europe). What exposure there is is not great. Annoying, yes, but I would rather be annoyed than have government control. If enough people find a restaurant unpleasantly smokey, they won't frequent it. Smoking sections have gotten smaller and smaller. As long as I am not forced into prolonged exposure, I can live (literally and figuratively) with it. Perfume actually sets me off worse than smoke. But I just go quickly through those sections of the stores.

To: epicure who wrote (421)	8/2/2006 12:15:54 PM
From: Ron	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1695

As a former smoker, I don't think smokers have the right to make me pay higher health insurance premiums because they insist on harming their own health. That's what happens in group insurance contracts. The smokers are ill far more often than non-smokers. Some states are finally coming around on this. Smokers in group plans should be required to pay a much higher premium than non smokers. And since real scientific research has clearly shown family members of heavy smokers also get lung diseases more often than the general population, might include them in the higher rates too. It just might encourage a few more addicted souls to quit. Coming up on my eleven year anniversary smoke-free here.