Marion County, Florida, has enforced a ban on hiring smokers, an decision which some have called a civil rights issue. The county defends that this decision was made to keep health insurance costs down for all of its workers, and places the non-smoker requirement on its applications for county employment. Opponents feel that this is highly discriminatory [...]

People tend to view smoking as a terrible vice, almost to the point that those who smoke should be punished for it. We have moved them out of restaraunts and offices, and made them almost a source of embarrassment in society. Some of this seems justified, as the practice of smoking causes cancer and other [...]