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While every state except Alabama has some kind of clean indoor air legislation or policy in effect, only a handful have enacted complete smoking bans in workplaces, restaurants, or bars. Proposed anti-smoking regulations failed to pass in at least 21 states during 2003.
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www.minnesotansagainstsmokingbans.com/smokingbanreport....
www.minnesotansagainstsmokingbans.com/smokingbanreport.htm
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THE CASE AGAINST SMOKING BAN ... And when smoking is suddenly banned in public places, it doesn't stop a tobacco company from having a cup ... But the Warriors like to frame it as a blow against Mr. Big. After all, the cigarette that might be smoked with that beer or coffee is one less cigarette Mr. Big gets a chance to sell.
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www.nycclash.com/CaseAgainstBans/Introduction.html
www.nycclash.com/CaseAgainstBans/Introduction.html
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THE CASE AGAINST SMOKING BAN ... About 35% of nonsmokers said they avoid restaurants with smoking. ... Against it: The Prohibitionists...
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www.nycclash.com/CaseAgainstBans/Conclusion.html
www.nycclash.com/CaseAgainstBans/Conclusion.html
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In addition, advo-cates assert that smoking bans shape individual preferences against smoking, thereby reducing the number of smokers in society. ... Despite their popularity, government-mandated smoking bans are not justified. The Case Against; Smoking Bans; THOMAS A. LAMBERT; University of Missouri–Columbia School...
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www.cato.org/pubs/regulation/regv29n4/v29n4-4.pdf
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Proponents of smoking bans contend that they address the "negative externality" smokers impose upon nonsmokers, shape individual preferences against smoking (thereby reducing the incidence of smoking), ... His article "The Case against Smoking Bans" will appear in the winter issue of the Cato Institute's Regulation Magazine.
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/19/AR2006101901275.html
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A planned smoking ban at casinos in Atlantic City, N.J., was temporarily shelved as gambling revenues in the city slid, and opponents of smoking bans in Wyoming, Colorado, Virginia, and elsewhere are touting their economic case against ending smoking in bars, restaurants, and other indoor places.
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www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/some...
www.jointogether.org/news/headlines/inthenews/2009/some-lawmakers-say-recession.html
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In addition, advocates assert that smoking bans shape individual preferences against smoking, thereby reducing the number of smokers in society. ... This article contends that government-imposed smoking bans cannot be justified as responses to market failure, as means of shaping preferences, or on risk-reduction...
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www.allbusiness.com/government/business-regulations/396...
www.allbusiness.com/government/business-regulations/3964912-1.html
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Top Stories: Bars rebel against smoking ban, ban, bar, hicks, smoking, owners, businesses, customers, protest, owner, join ... Several Colorado Springs bar owners are rebelling against the statewide smoking ban, inviting their customers to openly defy what they call an “illegal law."
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www.gazette.com/onset?id=19674&template=article.html
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Allegheny County Against Smoking Ban Petition, hosted at PetitionOnline.com ... In the 17 months after the Minneapolis, Bloomington & St. Paul, Minnesota public smoking bans went into effect on 03/31/05, 83 establishments went out of business, including such major chains as Denny's, TGIFriday's and Perkins.
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www.petitiononline.com/112172/petition.html
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