ok so you are saying medical studies are biased? You need soemthng from the chamber of commerce? Somebody probably did do one.
dana jon hall writes: > I find it odd that the business owners and the restaurant association > seem to disagree with the government... > > Personally, I'd believe just about anyone before I believed a > department of health's study about economic impact of anything. > > -- > jon > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Monday, August 4, 2003, 1:55:08 PM, you wrote: > LCL> From Crosswalk.com http://www.crosswalk.com/news/1211996.html > > LCL> Study Shows No Economic Harm From Anti-Smoking Law > LCL> David Fein > LCL> Correspondent > > LCL> (CNSNews.com) - A study released by the New York City Department of Health > LCL> concludes that the city's four-month-old ban of smoking at restaurants and > LCL> bars has had no negative economic results. However, a spokesman for the New > LCL> York State Restaurant Association maintains government should "butt out" > LCL> when it comes to the issue of smoking. > > LCL> The study, based on data from the New York Department of Labor, found that > LCL> seasonally adjusted employment in the city's restaurants and bars grew by > LCL> 0.9 percent between March and June of this year, compared to 0.2 percent in > LCL> the same period last year. > > > LCL> The study also noted that restaurant and bar employment grew faster than > LCL> the 0.1 percent overall job growth the city experienced since the > LCL> smoke-free law took effect. > LCL> -- > > > LCL> Ergo no detrimental effects of banning smoking have been found so far. > > LCL> larry > > LCL> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
