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No, it's not that simple. That's why we're here.
Does the government force people to work in specific environments? Does the government force consumers to shop in the marketplace?
There are reasons why a property owner isn't allowed to do certain things to employees and consumers. There are sets of laws outlining what these are. And in this case, there are laws that bar owners from permitting smoking in their establishments. It's based on public health, not dissimilar to many labour and consumer laws.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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