[21twelve]

“His income took a dive in the short term, but revenue came back up eventually, he said.”

That would make sense as he did it voluntarily before the ban. Just think of all the folks that would like to go to a place without a bunch of smoke in their faces all night. Probably enough for a few other places to call themselves smoke free and bring in some new customers.

As it is now with the state/city getting involved, everyone loses.

[ichabod1]

Once all the bars are forced to ban it, people who don’t feel like drinking alone eventually bite the bullet and come on in. However, as the article correctly pointed out, there is a lag time in there.

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Just think of all the folks that would like to go to a place without a bunch of smoke in their faces all night. Probably enough for a few other places to call themselves smoke free and bring in some new customers.

PRECISELY!

This is the free market solution to this so-called problem.