To: President Donald Trump, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, The New York State House, The New York State Senate, Governor Andrew Cuomo, The United States House of Representatives, and The United States Senate
STOP SMOKING IN PUBLIC SPACES
The nation is moving in this direction already. First smoking was banned on airplanes; then in the workspace; later, extended to restaurants and even bars. New York City banned smoking in stadia and taxis and extended the law to include all public parks and beaches last year. Most jurisdictions have banned smoking in cars when there are children present.
However, entering a public building or even walking down the street is still like running the gauntlet and hazardous to one's health. While smokers should be able to retain some rights, their rights should terminate at non-smokers' noses. If you can smell it, you're being exposed to carcinogens, which is simply not only hazardous, but unfair.
Smoking causes 440,000 deaths in America annually and adds to the burden on the health care system and tax payers along with lost productivity in the workplace.
I urge reasonable people to support the notion of further restricting smoking in all public spaces where others may be exposed.
Why is this important?
The nation is moving in this direction already. First smoking was banned on airplanes; then in the workspace; later, extended to restaurants and even bars. New York City banned smoking in stadia and taxis and extended the law to include all public parks and beaches last year. Most jurisdictions have banned smoking in cars when there are children present.
However, entering a public building or even walking down the street is still like running the gauntlet and hazardous to one's health. While smokers should be able to retain some rights, their rights should terminate at non-smokers' noses. If you can smell it, you're being exposed to carcinogens, which is simply not only hazardous, but unfair.
Smoking causes 440,000 deaths in America annually and adds to the burden on the health care system and tax payers along with lost productivity in the workplace.
I urge reasonable people to support the notion of further restricting smoking in all public spaces where others may be exposed.