Freedom is about choices. The more choices you have, the better off you'll be. In a free market economy, business owners have the right to choose how they plan to run their business. Smoking in these establishments should not be banned by the government. No one is advocating for a policy that forces business owners to allow smoking inside, so why should we be forcing a policy that bans smoking inside? Another common argument is that "it's better for the general health," but so is banning fast food. Should we ban restaurants from making fast food because we know it's not healthy? Obesity is a major problem in the U.S., should we adopt a policy that would "better the public health" with subsidized "healthier" options? Of course not! This would be ridiculous, expensive and a overreach of government that would be profound. Opponent's will cite studies of how smoking bans help the general health. But at the expense of what? The way a business owner chooses to do business? What about the principle of individual freedom and liberty? Is that undermined for the sake of the general health? By giving business owners the choice to adopt a policy of smoking inside their establishments, people can choose where they want to go, do what they want do and run their business as they wish.