Smoking in France a thing of the past?

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

We're too dumb to take care of ourselves, sometimes.

What you say makes sense, and like I said, i realize I'm on the losing side of this argument. But this last line scares me. There are so many unhealthy things people do that this philosophy will continue to permeate every area of our lives. In the nanny state we live in, particularly if we move toward a government health care system, every unhealthful thing will be taxed out of existance because every time someone gets clogged arteries it costs the tax payers money. Why not have mandatory exercise programs and shut down McDonalds (or put enough taxes on a Big Mac to make it $7)?

Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I don't think when warning labels went on cigarettes and domestic flights were made non smoking that anyone was imagining banning smoking in bars.