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fizzgig

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8. how does me smoking in my car affect other people?

Thu May 5, 2016, 12:12 AM

May 2016

i'm fine with not being able to smoke in bars, restaurants, hotels or my apartment. i'm fine finding an out-of-the way place to smoke when i'm in public. i'm fine with not being able to smoke in rental cars. but my own car? seriously? how does it make a lick of difference to you or anyone else that i'm smoking in *my* car while i'm driving?

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California to raise smoking age to 21!!! [View all] Logical May 2016 OP

Personally, I am for lowering age requirements Kelvin Mace May 2016 #1

I agree... it's your body you should be able to do with it what you want. Now, I might place restric MillennialDem May 2016 #5

how does me smoking in my car affect other people? fizzgig May 2016 #8

It can be a distraction. auntpurl May 2016 #12

An e-cig eliminates all those problems. MindPilot May 2016 #27

True, but it can still be a distraction Kelvin Mace May 2016 #28

by that logic we need to ban all sorts of things while driving fizzgig May 2016 #35

My asthmatic partner reacts to people smoking in their car, believe it or not. Not to mention this MillennialDem May 2016 #30

in other cars or the one they're riding in? fizzgig May 2016 #36

Other cars. She wouldn't go near a smoker MillennialDem May 2016 #41

Well, the 100s of dipshits throwing butts out do! Logical May 2016 #32

dipshits pitch their butts everywhere fizzgig May 2016 #37

I see butts more than anything, for some reason they think it is ok. Nt Logical May 2016 #38

Yup bigwillq May 2016 #33

hawaii has already done this.... msongs May 2016 #2

Cleveland has, as well OhioChick May 2016 #4

Businesses that depend on selling cigs to kids need to suffer. (n/t) Iggo May 2016 #29

I misspoke when I said "kids" OhioChick May 2016 #40

Sad to see him veto that scscholar May 2016 #3

It's a regressive tax that lands hardest on the poorest. Other than that I wouldn't mind. Hekate May 2016 #17

It's an optional tax that doesn't hit those who don't use it. Zynx May 2016 #43

Celebrating authoritarianism. former9thward May 2016 #6

+1 silvershadow May 2016 #13

Kick for denouncing discrimination against young adults meow2u3 May 2016 #22

What a bunch of nanny state bullshit... TipTok May 2016 #7

I walk by a high school on occasion and the air is almost always heavy with the smell of cigarettes Kalidurga May 2016 #9

I hate smoking, but this is stupid Ex Lurker May 2016 #10

I agree with the tobacco industry. nm mr_liberal May 2016 #11

If it isn't ok for under 21, just ban it entirely 6chars May 2016 #14

Prohibition of alcohol was a resounding failure. Tobacco would be as well. As for the rest.... Hekate May 2016 #19

you are arguing to make adulthood age 21 6chars May 2016 #25

Yeah, send send those 18 year old boys and girls to kill and be killed abroad but please don't let bjo59 May 2016 #15

Good. Hekate May 2016 #16

Too young to smoke, then too young to fight in our wars. DLevine May 2016 #18

Separate issues. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin -- oh never mind. Hekate May 2016 #20

I agree with you Victor_c3 May 2016 #23

Yeah for more nanny state bullshit Travis_0004 May 2016 #21

I despise smoking and think it's the worst thing a person can do to themselves, Vinca May 2016 #24

Ever wonder why "libertarianism" is so popular? MindPilot May 2016 #26

Nope! Logical May 2016 #31

If this country is going to send our men and women into combat at 18 bigwillq May 2016 #34

That'll surely keep those little brats from smoking. panader0 May 2016 #39

nyc does this. maybe ny state too but def nyc does this La Lioness Priyanka May 2016 #42