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"The big chains apparently found its more profitable to go nonsmoking so long as the smoker has no other choices but to eat nonsmoking. This part of the market is using the the anti's group and the employee health group to force the bans.

Like it or not, the market is working, its just not working the way you want it to."

You really aren't to bright are you? Government mandates are not the market working. The proof is in your statements that the only way the chains became competitive was by using the government to "level the playing field"! The government leveling of the playing field is communist!

If the chains where established as smoke free restaurants by choice, that is fine with me. That should have been good enough for you too, that gave you your smoke free dining experience. Instead, they found that the market did not support their business decisions and called on the government to enforce their preferences! These chain restaurants would not have survived without government intervention. Once again, it bears repeating, the weakest among us expect the government to legislate our preferences and make us competitive!

Have you ever taken an economics course? Do you really belong on this board? You sound like a classic socialist and communist.

Once again, it bears repeating, the weakest among us expect the government to legislate our preferences and make us competitive!

The chains are not exactly the weakest among us. You have a problem that the market creates large companies that have disproportionate sway over laws and regulations. Unfortunately, that is the free market at work. It isn't pretty but thats how it works. Competition is done at all levels not just in the sales field.

Have you ever taken an economics course? Do you really belong on this board? You sound like a classic socialist and communist.

He won't even read what you wrote. He is one of the worse in Free Republic. Free? I wonder what FREE means to HIM???!!!