> To be fair, the ban is nationwide in Ireland so
> there's nowhere else for people to go. However, a
> number of cities in the US have banned smoking
> without
> seeing a loss of business.
Good point. how many of the cities in the US who have
enacted the ban rely on tourism dollars for most of
their income?
> It's time for Mayor Kelly and the City Council to
> listen to the wishes of the overwhelming majority of
> citizens, to stop pandering to a few vocal bar
> owners
> who have unfounded fears about the effects of a ban
> on
> their businesses and to lead the way to a state-wide
> ban by enacting a local one here.
I'd say it is time for those who don't like the
smoking in bars to quite going. Patronize those
places who do not allow smoking. Those who do now
will get the idea. If employees really do not want to
work at places where they allow smoking, put pressure
on the ownership to change the policy. Let the
ownership know that you aren't making money because
less people are going to smoking bars. If the help
isn't making money, the bar isn't making money either.
John Harris
webber-camden
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