http://policywise.net/2006/12/30/the-trans-fats-ban/ Policy Matters Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:25:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://policywise.net/2006/12/30/the-trans-fats-ban/#comment-22 Crossing The Line? at Policy Wise Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:31:20 +0000 http://www.policywise.net/?p=8#comment-22 [...] I am against government interference in free choice unless it is unobtrusive and the benefits are clear enough. The purpose behind banning smoking in living rooms is to protect non-smokers-I am no sure the [...] [...] I am against government interference in free choice unless it is unobtrusive and the benefits are clear enough. The purpose behind banning smoking in living rooms is to protect non-smokers-I am no sure the [...]

]]> http://policywise.net/2006/12/30/the-trans-fats-ban/#comment-35 Life is a street car named Desire Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.policywise.net/?p=8#comment-35 <!--%kramer-pre%-->s an interesting claim and certainly, quantifying the exact number of people who die from second hand smoke, as some have tried to do is very difficult. Generally, I am against government interference in free choice unless it is unobtrusive and the benefits are clear enough. The purpose behind banning smoking in living rooms is to protect non-smokers-I am no sure the science is clear enough to merit such intervention. I think this crosses the line where state intervention becomes so intrusive (even when directed towards<!--%kramer-post%--> s an interesting claim and certainly, quantifying the exact number of people who die from second hand smoke, as some have tried to do is very difficult. Generally, I am against government interference in free choice unless it is unobtrusive and the benefits are clear enough. The purpose behind banning smoking in living rooms is to protect non-smokers-I am no sure the science is clear enough to merit such intervention. I think this crosses the line where state intervention becomes so intrusive (even when directed towards

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