I'm sorry, but I'm finding the demise of a bar that exists to provide a smoking
venue had to grieve. If it goes out of business, that implies it had very
little other attractiion to its clientele. That is, they DON'T come there for
the community or food or even beer. Once the smoking is taken away, they find
no reason to come back. Which means the law and the closure possibly not only
SAVED THEIR LIVES, but it also saved all us premium payers expense in our
health insurance. This is cumulative benefit to society that more than
offisets the loss of the bar operator. Society would be frozen in place if no
change could ever occur that caused some individual a loss. All changes cause
a loss to someone. Just the churn of layoffs and rehiring cause inidivudals
very significant losses. Should we make layoffs illegal? Should the people
who get laid off get to sue for a "taking"? Heck, no. Business would scream
bloody murder. Well closing a bar to save lives is the same th
ing as a
layoff. Justifiable if society as a whole gains more than the bar owner
loses. If you think layoffs are holy, then don't complain about bars closing.
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