Voice of the People: January 23, 2010
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Intro: Buddy Motz's actions during the Jan.19 York County Council meeting showed his bias and a total disregard for objectivity. During the meeting, he redundantly mentioned that his support of the smoking ban was because it is a serious health issue. He is correct. Smoking has been proven to be very bad for your health. Mr. Motz is missing the point. The issue is SHS (secondhand smoke). It seems he is adamant, almost delusional, in compromising through an amendment that would allow private clubs and business owners to make decisions that would be fair to nonsmokers and smokers alike.
I suggest we all research some of the scientific data and reports on SHS. If you read the report by the EPA going back to 1993, you'll see it is flawed and shows the dishonesty on the anti-smoking movement. www.davehitt.com/facts. Another site you might visit that shows the corrupted research concerning SHS is www.smokingaloud.com/ets.html.
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The economics of smoking bans have proven to be an inequity. The American Legion's Post 34 is in the city of Rock Hill, and as a result of the smoking ban has lost over 35 percent of bingo revenues. This money goes back to our community.
All of the smokers who play bingo are now playing bingo in Fort Mill, where they have exempted private clubs. Post 34 had installed over $37,000 of "smoke eaters" years ago with the rights of our non-smokers in mind. The Rock Hill City Council, with their thoughtless smoking ban, has turned that into a waste.
I'd like to see the smoking ban revisited by both the city and the county. Our veterans who are fighting for this country and ideas are being told as they light up a cigarette that they cannot smoke.
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