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

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Originally Posted by penguinz

Restaurants will not lose $ because of no smoking laws. They stand a good chance of increasing their $. Smokers tend to sit around and enjoy a smoke or 20 before, during and after food. The non-smokers tend to eat and then leave. This frees up the table for more customers.

Exactly. The restaurant owners argued that same point when they passed the law state wide here about 5 years ago. The restaurants here are still doing fine and people that smoke just go outside to smoke. If anything, their business increased after the law took effect.