Public Smoking Ban in Illinois

Illinois lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in most public places. Some thoughts...

*Beyond the occasional toke, chain smoking is probably the most disgusting habit I can name.
*This ban will only affect businesses that have thusfar been too dumb to not ride the fence. When a bar permits smoking, their only patrons are regular smokers. When a bar doesn't permit it, only non-smokers regular patronize the business. For businesses that have attempted to be all for all, this ban will hurt them.
*I couldn't care less. They should have known being one or the other was the way to go five years ago.
*Says Illinois State Rep. Karen Yarbrough, D-Chicago, "[Vote for the ban] for the people who work in these places." Um, I dig the ban, but folks who work in bars and restaurants are big boys and girls; they can either take it or quit. Or...
*If this were 50 years ago, they can talk to their union rep. For whatever reason, unions in private, non-trade sectors have taken a dip...
*Madison recently enacted a similar city-wide ban. The Wisconsin Restaurant Association recently voted, almost unanimously, to favor a statewide ban. Many bar and restaurant owners would prefer to allow the free market to dictate where folks can smoke, but when an establishment is on the outskirts of a municipality that has enacted a ban, they can't compete. That's why a statewide resolution is key.