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View Poll Results: Should smoking be allowed in public housing?
Yes, smoking should be banned in public housing 105 74.47%
No, smoking should be allowed in public housing 28 19.86%
Undecided 8 5.67%
Voters: 141. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 07-12-2018, 09:33 AM
 
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No. You claim these people are getting free housing. They’re not. It’s just one in a long list of things that is being made up.
what else is being 'made up' ?

show us that long list of yours
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:33 AM
 
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Anyone who is renting is beholden to the rules of the landlord. Many landlords have no smoking policies. It keeps their unit from getting damaged and from stinking like smoke and it also keeps others in the building safe. I'm perfectly fine with the policy.
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:34 AM
 
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Then why are you all for drug testing. Its their health and life, not yours.
Because the money they spend on that crap could be used towards living expenses. Permissiveness encourages bad behaviour and turns people into hood rats. Not only that but the rest of us would rather not subsidize their drug abuse.
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:36 AM
 
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Because the money they spend on that crap could be used towards living expenses. Permissiveness encourages bad behaviour and turns people into hood rats. Not only that but the rest of us would rather not subsidize their drug abuse.
Well for that matter, the money spent on cigarettes could be used toward living expenses. As well as the money spent on food that is not strictly for nutrition purposes, for "nice" toilet paper, for books, for houseplants, for hand lotion, for more than one plate/cup/fork/knife per household member, and on and on.
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:37 AM
 
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Absolutely. Not because I care if someone smokes. But I do care that you are getting my tax dollars because you are poor, yet apparently have money for cigarettes.
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:37 AM
 
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No. You claim these people are getting free housing. They’re not. It’s just one in a long list of things that is being made up.
True, it's not free. Tax payers are picking up most of the bill.
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:38 AM
 
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People have the right to smoke while it's still legal don't like it then stay away from those that do smoke.
The problem I have with banning things like smoking is that sooner or later stupid things will be banned for example no watching Tv past said time. Sounds silly but it starts some where and it won't stop.
The owner of the property sets the rules. Period.
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:47 AM
 
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Outside? Most polite smokers only smoke outside on the patio or whatever. Otherwise it stinks up the place, yellows curtains, etc.
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:51 AM
 
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Anyone who is renting is beholden to the rules of the landlord. Many landlords have no smoking policies. It keeps their unit from getting damaged and from stinking like smoke and it also keeps others in the building safe. I'm perfectly fine with the policy.
For this reason. I live in a non smoking building and it's not an issue. The one woman who does smoke, goes off in her car and parks somewhere to get her fix. It it were my own home, I could more or less do what I wanted. But now I live in an apartment and the owners set the rules.

Anyway, it's well known that smoking is harmful and a lot of people can be harmed by the second hand smoke. Just another reason for putting a stop to it.
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Old 07-12-2018, 09:51 AM
 
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No. You claim these people are getting free housing. They’re not. It’s just one in a long list of things that is being made up.
We all knew what he meant. If you have a long list, start a thread about it instead of hijacking this one over minutiae.
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