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Originally Posted by Simplex3
I'd really like to see some solid numbers on the fiscal effects of these bans. I have no idea where to even start looking for information that isn't coming from one side or the other.
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Bob Dole is completely serious. If you could set up multiple situations geographically where there were otherwise equivalent choices, with the only difference being that one was completely smoke-free and the other had a smoking section, it could provide some interesting data.
You'd have to have one parking lot with a central entrance, identical decor and layout, rotate all the staff, etc... But you could track all sorts of data comparing the business of the two and come close to "settling" all this bullshit for good with actual numbers instead of opinion and anecdotal evidence.