Comments on: No More Clouds http://domemagazine.com/foreigncorrespondent/as1209 Covering Michigan's People, Politics, and Policy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:45:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan Wholihan http://domemagazine.com/foreigncorrespondent/as1209/comment-page-1#comment-264 Dan Wholihan Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:41:34 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/?p=416#comment-264 I have no problem with Michigan going smoke free, but it should be the business owner's decision. These are privately owned establishments. This is another case of micromanagement from big government and a loss of freedoms. Here in Livingston County there is a choice of smoke free places. There did not need to be yet another law. I could walk into Brighton Bar and Grill (and their owner is one of the leaders against the new law) and it would be smoke free - by owner's choice. That's how it should be. What's next on the horizon in the name of "public health?" That is what concerns me. I remember possible gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero pushing for a "pop tax." We should not be too quick to give up our freedoms to government. I have no problem with Michigan going smoke free, but it should be the business owner’s decision. These are privately owned establishments. This is another case of micromanagement from big government and a loss of freedoms.

Here in Livingston County there is a choice of smoke free places. There did not need to be yet another law. I could walk into Brighton Bar and Grill (and their owner is one of the leaders against the new law) and it would be smoke free – by owner’s choice. That’s how it should be.

What’s next on the horizon in the name of “public health?” That is what concerns me. I remember possible gubernatorial candidate Virg Bernero pushing for a “pop tax.”

We should not be too quick to give up our freedoms to government.

]]> By: SomewhatConservative http://domemagazine.com/foreigncorrespondent/as1209/comment-page-1#comment-261 SomewhatConservative Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:05:06 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/?p=416#comment-261 People have a long history of going to bars to maintain their health. Does anyone care about the loss of private property rights? Or the loss of personal freedoms? It wasn't long ago that folks were clamoring to keep gov't out of our bedrooms. Now it's OK to have gov't in our lives in so many ways. What changed? People have a long history of going to bars to maintain their health.

Does anyone care about the loss of private property rights? Or the loss of personal freedoms? It wasn’t long ago that folks were clamoring to keep gov’t out of our bedrooms. Now it’s OK to have gov’t in our lives in so many ways. What changed?

]]> By: Mark Bertler http://domemagazine.com/foreigncorrespondent/as1209/comment-page-1#comment-206 Mark Bertler Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:19:26 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/?p=416#comment-206 It was truly the culmination of a long battle in Michigan. Perhaps the next step is following something else California has done by using tobacco settlement money to fund tobacco control activities. It was truly the culmination of a long battle in Michigan.
Perhaps the next step is following something else California has done by using tobacco settlement money to fund tobacco control activities.

]]> By: Bradley Butcher http://domemagazine.com/foreigncorrespondent/as1209/comment-page-1#comment-201 Bradley Butcher Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:09:23 +0000 http://domemagazine.com/?p=416#comment-201 Annie- I appreciate your comments and support of Michigan's smoke free legislation. Better late than never. Annie-
I appreciate your comments and support of Michigan’s smoke free legislation. Better late than never.

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