--David Shove roseville wrote > As a start, how about say 10 brand new bar licences, that must be and >remain smoke-free? A licence to mint money - and provide a choice to > non-smokers. Then see what the market decides. I'll bet they'd do very > well - I'd go - and then some other bars would go smokeless, and the > tobacco lobby would have a fit.
Good idea but why? There are plenty of markets where this has already occurred where the market results have already shown that the "loss of business" argument is bogus. What is needed is a bartender and cocktail waitress union to sue emloyers who force them to work in a hazardous environment--they have NO choice. Steve Nelson Willard Hay REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
