Re: Smoking ...Will a ban hurt of help the Industry

TallPT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Colin Barnes) wrote: 
> 
> > I read an article about the ban of smoking in New York bars, and it
> > has seriously decreased bars profits. Nobody wants to go to bars if
> > they can't smoke. I don't smoke myself, and dont enjoy it when people
> > smoke around me. But I do feel sorry for the families of the people
> > who own bars and are forced to close.
> > 
> > Is there an answer?
> 
> We could start by not allowing the posting of blatant lies,
> unsubtantiated facts, and eggagerations.

Or you could counter those unsubstantiated facts with correct ones:

73% of New Yorkers supported the smoking ban in all workplaces,
including restaurants and bars.
80% of New Yorkers do not smoke.
Over 50% of New Yorkers who do smoke want to quit.

Source:  Nancy Miller, NYC Assistant Commissioner for Tobacco Control
http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/public/testi/testi20030916.html

And consider what may be greater:  ban-related business costs vs.
smoking-related (and taxpayer-financed) healthcare costs.