> I went to a Minneapolis Club last night for the first > time since the smoking ban was imposed and what a > pleasure it was. I could breath freely, listen to the > music without sitting in a hazy cloud of smoke. The > club was absolutely packed. I don't see how the ban > effected them.
Business owners are pragmatic people by nature. If the smoking ban were good for business, they would be inclined to support it. > I hadn't been to a club in years, due to the smoke, > and will now continue to go. I am part of the new > revenues smoke free clubs will see. You should have been enjoying smoke-free air at one of the 50 or so bars in the city that were voluntarily smoke free before the ban. I wonder if any of them have seen a loss of revenue now that their niche has been removed. > It's a shame a few bars still think that their profits > are more important than their employees and the > publics health. I also highly doubt these bars > figures. Why is Jax comparing its sales to a year ago? > Why is the comparision, not to the month BEFORE THE > BAN? Your prior statement suggests that the smoking ban is not hurting business in the first place. To what would you ascribe the motives of bar owners fudging their sales figures? Dan McGrath Longfellow http://www.subversivepictures.com http://www.smokeoutgary.org Boycott the ACS http://www.nycclash.com/ACSBoycott.html REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
