On Jan 3, 2008 11:57 AM, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > [...] The argument that if an establishment allows smoking is going > > to lose business because the non-smokers won't go there does not wash to > > me. [...] > I agree - just like the argument that smoking bans will make them lose > business from smokers doesn't wash - also as proven by California's laws. > Wait, I thought the idea of letting pure economics solve this issue was completely out the window.....???? Because I would be COMPLETELY in favor of this. If there is such an outcry for smoke free bars, then smoke free bars should trounce smoking bars financially, forcing them to either change themselves, or go out of business. Same for restaurants. Apparently this scenario either 1) is not true or 2) wasn't happening fast enough....so now we are discussing government legislation to force it to happen....regardless of what the economics support. -- I've weighed out every option This scale's not fit for advice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:249561 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
