Do Smoking Bans hurt small business and cause job loss?

Question

I think they do, and not just the bar tavern business. It also hurts delivery drivers, People who manufactureand sell game machines such as pinball etc.
http://www.smokersclubinc.com/banloss3.htm

1970 mopar DID YOU READ THE LINK? info from NY business owners????????? I think not!!!!!!!!

I didnt ask a question about Health, I asked a question about job loss and business loss!

Answer 1

I feel that city officials have the right to restrict the no smoking policy on city owned property, but have no right to restrict smoking in a privately owned business. That should be up to the owner.
I am a non-smoker and I'll decide where I want to go. Smoking or non-smoking.

Answer 2

There is some pretty good anectodal evidence that because of smoking bans, smokers stay home and drink rather than going to bars. This has led to short-term downturns for small businesses who have been affected by the ban.
And your arguement that those who are incidentally related to the restaurant/bar industry will be affected is probably true (although the effects are much more attenuated.)
The problem is, though, balancing those concerns with the health concerns of people in public places. Waitstaff, who have no choice but to work in a smoky bar, end up with lung cancer, even if they're not smokers. Other patrons are exposed to smoke and have detrimental health effects. The societal cost of exposure to secondhand smoke nears the economic loss to bar owners. Thus, overall, it is probably worth it. And the downturn in business will be eventually offeset by fewer smokers and a new class of people who refused to go to bars because they were too smokey.

Answer 3

Perhaps the bans do impact some small businesses. Still, we need to look at the overall picture here. First, to place the blame solely on the bans we would need a better idea of each companies business practices and breakdown of the area the businesses operate in. Business (small or large) rarely operate in a vacuum and business failures are rarely attributable to one societable impact alone. Second, for some businesses which are completely isolated physically (ie. not in malls or open business areas) perhaps the bans are an overreaction. For those with open access to other business areas though, I fully support bans. A customer can make a choice to not be a patron of a certain bar or bowling alley. In a mall type setting however they should be able to be free of second hand smoke.

Answer 4

No. Smoking bans in fact increase business. I won't go into a bar where people smoke as will most of my friends; we don't want the smell of tobacco on our clothes, in our hair.

But the bigger issue is second hand smoke. There is a concerted effort to discredit the ill effects of tobacco. This false notion that second hand smoke doesn't cause damage has been disproved again and again. It reminds me of the naysayers about the effects of global warming. The Big Lie here is second hand smoke is harmless when in fact it harms anyone exposed to it.

Once again, let's not put economic prior ties before health priorities. We would still be driving with leaded glass and using DDT if those interests had their way.

And you got to wonder about a group called "smokersclubinc". Hey, if you are in a bar and want to smoke, go outside, have a coffin nail and come back in, no problem.

Answer 5

Yes i can see how it has effected some businesses.. but i also see it as an LARGE excuse for not running there business properly!
Stuff happends and a good business person will prepare for it and if not that then they will work around it!
find something else to drive costomers take up advertising!
I don't know i can see how it would suck major but it's just a hurtle and only the strong will servive!
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Answer 6

I don't think it hurts a business. I live in a town where they have banned smoking. I think that more people go into these businesses now since they are smoke free. I have even heard of smokers saying that they like going into a smoke free restaurant. Because they can eat their food without all the smoke. Speaking of that isn't funny how when you go in a restaurant that lets you smoke to get to the smoke free part you need to go through the smoking section.

Answer 7

Good question....I know that since the ban came into effect a lot of my coworkers sneak out and smoke...lots of time wasted as far as the company is concerned.

Answer 8

Well, the tyranny of the do-gooders is bound to harm people, but the law is "for their own good", after all.

Why do so many people not recognize this as an abuse of power by government, why are they not appalled at the lost of rights and freedoms this type of authoritarianism entails?

Answer 9

No, because you can be a smoker and a non smoker and enjoy the atmosphere where as before if you were a non smoker you had to put up with the smell and coughing.

Answer 10

Not all all
have you been to New York lately?
No smoking in public buildings-
the bars, restaurant business is jam packed

as for delivery drivers or any other smoker - you can still smoke outside

I read your statistics.. there is no actual fact to back up/prove your claim
anyone can make a website with just words posted