[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

"... I have to assume that people who cast their votes for the ban knew that there would be hardship for some of the businesses that happen to rely on a smoking clientele," he said."

I bet if you were to ask the 54% of the people who voted for the ban if they thought businesses would have to close down because of the vote, close to 1/3rd would claim that they didn't think it would have any economic impact at all.

Welcome to a society full of adults without any common sense whatsoever.

[Dilbert San Diego]

Yep we lack common sense and the ability to think things through; the ability to think about consequences of these decisions.