From Crosswalk.com http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1211996.html
Study Shows No Economic Harm From Anti-Smoking Law David Fein Correspondent (CNSNews.com) - A study released by the New York City Department of Health concludes that the city's four-month-old ban of smoking at restaurants and bars has had no negative economic results. However, a spokesman for the New York State Restaurant Association maintains government should "butt out" when it comes to the issue of smoking. The study, based on data from the New York Department of Labor, found that seasonally adjusted employment in the city's restaurants and bars grew by 0.9 percent between March and June of this year, compared to 0.2 percent in the same period last year. The study also noted that restaurant and bar employment grew faster than the 0.1 percent overall job growth the city experienced since the smoke-free law took effect. -- Ergo no detrimental effects of banning smoking have been found so far. larry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
