Dear 999, what a charming message, although I will gently disagree with one minor aspect regarding the actual subject of this post.

Yes, profit governs us through a lot of profit-governed policy. But hard-working advocates have broken through on tobacco policy, and made a solid case for smokefree policies being good for public health as well as good for business. Studies show both of these things- that passing smokefree restrictions benefits both public health and business simultaneously.

But the point of the song and the post was tobacco exposure in a packed, public place; deliberate exposure to children, hard-working musicians, etc. I have been accused of "provoking" this much-needed discussion (a very loaded word)somehow unfairly, despite a thread requesting antismoking lyrics, and I want to make sure the subject stays clear, depersonalized, and fact-based, despite the odds. But you, 999, I would like to invite to tea. You are a lovely person.