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I THINK, and maybe I'm wrong here, BUT, I THINK(once again) that the reason AMERICANS ESPECIALLY(it seems) resent some laws that promote public health(as in this case when we're ESPECAILLY talking about a KNOWN CARCINOGEN here) is that they, like small children, don't want to be told what to do...PERIOD, even IF it's for they're own good! Once again...just like little kids!..."WAAAAAAAAA!"
I think it often has to do with people having difficulty believing that someone who presumably goes into politics because they can't hold a real job knows what's good for anyone else.
If you look closely at most of the more recent laws, it becomes obvious that they serve little purpose that wasn't already dealt with by existing laws if they were enforced. Instead, they serve to:
1. Show that the politicians are doing something and should be re-elected.
2. Cater to some group of people in hopes of gaining their votes.
3. Increase revenues.
4. Otherwise benefit the government and/or politicians.
By enacting smoking bans and other such laws, the government does not give a hoot whether you live or die of smoke related problems or if your business goes broke because your clientel all smoke, they want the support and votes of the "clean air" people.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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