U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures
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#2I wish smoking was simply non existent. People in the stories below in my building and the adjacent one smoke which means I cannot have my windows open unsupervised or overnight unless I want my place to smell terribly (not to mention the possible health issues, minor but still...). Never again will I rent above ground level.
Sorry for the not quite on topic comment but I really had to get that off my chest.
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#3It strikes me as both grammatically confusing and arrogant to refer to this organization as "the US Chamber of Commerce" when it isn't affiliated with the US government at all. It's a lobbying organization.
It's analogous to calling something "the Google" or "the Microsoft."
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#4It strikes me as both grammatically confusing and arrogant to refer to this organization as " the US Chamber of Commerce" when it isn't affiliated with the US government at all. It's a lobbying organization. It's analogous to calling something "the Google" or "the Microsoft."
It's analogous to calling something "the NY Times Company."
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#5It strikes me as both grammatically confusing and arrogant to refer to this organization as " the US Chamber of Commerce" when it isn't affiliated with the US government at all. It's a lobbying organization. It's analogous to calling something "the Google" or "the Microsoft."
Exactly. They have done a great job with branding to make almost everyone think they are an official part of the government. The Chamber of Commerce represents generally support incumbent business interests.
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#6I wish smoking was simply non existent. People in the stories below in my building and the adjacent one smoke which means I cannot have my windows open unsupervised or overnight unless I want my place to smell terribly (not to mention the possible health issues, minor but still...). Never again will I rent above ground level. Sorry for the not quite on topic comment but I really had to get that off my chest.
It always amazes me when smokers try to paint themselves as martyrs, because we keep trying to get them to stop exposing other people to their smoke.
I'm sure it's inconvenient that you have to go outside and away from the doors to enjoy your habit, but if that's a problem then maybe you should have picked one that doesn't pollute so much.
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#7It strikes me as both grammatically confusing and arrogant to refer to this organization as " the US Chamber of Commerce" when it isn't affiliated with the US government at all. It's a lobbying organization. It's analogous to calling something "the Google" or "the Microsoft."
Exactly. They have done a great job with branding to make almost everyone think they are an official part of the government. The Chamber of Commerce represents generally support incumbent business interests.
See the Better Business Bureau for another example of this.
However, I don't think it's the fault of "the." Nobody thinks The New York Times or The Washington Post are government entities, for example.
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#8I wish smoking was simply non existent. People in the stories below in my building and the adjacent one smoke which means I cannot have my windows open unsupervised or overnight unless I want my place to smell terribly (not to mention the possible health issues, minor but still...). Never again will I rent above ground level. Sorry for the not quite on topic comment but I really had to get that off my chest.
There are apartment buildings that ban smoking throughout the building. It's unfortunate that there are those that don't.
I work in an office complex that prohibits smoking throughout all buildings and nearby, but provides a "smoking area" outside; unfortunately that area is right next to the path between my building and the next, so the smoke and smell inundates the path. I have to wonder how much they'd lose by simply banning it anywhere on the grounds. It's not like smokers are a protected class, or that there are any requirements to provide for them.
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#9I wish smoking was simply non existent. People in the stories below in my building and the adjacent one smoke which means I cannot have my windows open unsupervised or overnight unless I want my place to smell terribly (not to mention the possible health issues, minor but still...). Never again will I rent above ground level. Sorry for the not quite on topic comment but I really had to get that off my chest.
It always amazes me when smokers try to paint themselves as martyrs, because we keep trying to get them to stop exposing other people to their smoke. I'm sure it's inconvenient that you have to go outside and away from the doors to enjoy your habit, but if that's a problem then maybe you should have picked one that doesn't pollute so much.
Apart from the initial time they chose to smoke (and bear in mind it quite possibly might of been in a time where the health risks were far more contested) it's interesting that you suggest an addiction to be a choice.
Re: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Works Globally to Fight Antismoking Measures
#10I wish smoking was simply non existent. People in the stories below in my building and the adjacent one smoke which means I cannot have my windows open unsupervised or overnight unless I want my place to smell terribly (not to mention the possible health issues, minor but still...). Never again will I rent above ground level. Sorry for the not quite on topic comment but I really had to get that off my chest.
There are apartment buildings that ban smoking throughout the building. It's unfortunate that there are those that don't. I work in an office complex that prohibits smoking throughout all buildings and nearby, but provides a "smoking area" outside; unfortunately that area is right next to the path between my building and the next, so the smoke and smell inundates the path. I have to wonder how much they'd lose by sim…
They are not a protected class, but that doesn't mean you have to go out of your way to screw them over. In your example, they could just move the smoking area, couldn't they?