[lewislynn]

Smoking Ban Hurting Tempe Restaurants

The only way that can be related to the smoking ban is if the smokers were weasels and decided to stay home and smoke rather than enjoy an outing.

To hear the smokers talk they're supporters of business owners. So it couldn't be that they're cowering at home afraid they won't be able to blow smoke in other peoples faces if they left the house.

Unless of course their claim to support business owners is just more of their blowing smoke.

[Bella_Bru]

The smoking ban in California has been produced a wonderful under the table money maker for the cops and politicians. There are plenty of bars that are NOT owner operated that allow smoking.

[per loin]

Those who believe in free enterprise understand that owners who wish to run smoke free businesses should do so, and those who wish to allow smoking should do so. Those who believe in the mommy state believe that she should decide for all of us.

[tickles]

they just moved into the neighboring cities to support business owners who aren't resticted. Happens like that in other areas, does there to i'm sure.

[Max McGarrity]

The only way that can be related to the smoking ban is if the smokers were weasels and decided to stay home and smoke rather than enjoy an outing. To hear the smokers talk they're supporters of business owners. So it couldn't be that they're cowering at home afraid they won't be able to blow smoke in other peoples faces if they left the house. ...Unless of course their claim to support business owners is just more of their blowing smoke.

Don't you ever get tired of being an a$$? Sounds like the smokers are voting with their feet. And their pocketbooks. Just like they've done everywhere else these unelected dictators in the "health" cabal trample all over the owners' private property rights.

[Just another Joe]

To hear the smokers talk they're supporters of business owners.

We support the business owners RIGHTS, not necessarily ALL business owners.
We support the business OWNERS that we CHOOSE to support, just as you do.
If the government pokes it's nose in and bans smoking in ALL venues that serve food then we choose to NOT support ALL business owners equally.
If a business OWNER decides on their own to go smoke free, we have no problem with this. We may not support THAT business owner, simply because we don't enjoy the experience when going into their business but we do NOT say that the business owner MUST allow smokers in their business.
It is the government interference that we disagree with, not the fact that a business goes smoke free of their own accord.

[steve50]

I don't see anybody forcing you to give your support to businesses that allow smoking. Aren't you free to go to an establishment that refuses to allow smoking? Do you go into your neighbors house and demand that he/she conforms to your lifestyle choice or do you freely associate with those of like minds? Next you will be demanding an extra tax to subsidize losses caused by the evil smokers to make up for the loss of revenue you have forced upon them. You must be a socialist.

[Gabz]

The only way that can be related to the smoking ban is if the smokers were weasels and decided to stay home and smoke rather than enjoy an outing.

The only weasels involved in this are the nannyists like you.

More than likely the smokers are enjoying themselves with other like minded indiviuals in the comfort of their own homes.

Get a grip on reality, why don't you????

[Great Dane]

Unless of course their claim to support business owners is just more of their blowing smoke.

There you go again............ looking forward to you paying $10 for a hamburger or a bag of chips.