KC residents - How are you voting on the smoking ban in April?

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by penchief

Which one does your opinion represent? The smoker or the business owner?

Because if you represented the business owner you would only have to look at the data to see that wherever these bans have been enforced, businesses have prospered. Plus, offering services to the public doesn't come without responsibilities.

Also, that low class person could get a "real break," like being educated in a quality public school by teachers who are well-compensated for sowing the seeds of imagination and possibility within our ALL of our youth. Instead, she has to accept whatever menial job she can get and has to breathe in carcinogens all day because she is too proud to be on welfare and wants her children to have more options than she has.

Show me numbers that confirm that outside of NY and LA. They aren't there. Matter of fact, here's an article from MD. It's pretty fair on both sides of the fence. Some business did better, others went under. That's ok though that someone loses their dream business, as long as you don't have to smell smoke.

http://somd.com/news/headlines/2007/5738.shtml