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So, like all good little socialists, the no-smoking restaurants beg their masters to use their heavy hand "to level the playing field".

It is the American way. Your in denail that this trend can be reversed. Its a done deal. The major chains want the laws changed and the end result will be increased profits for everyone in the business because maintaining the staffing and the equipemt for providing smoking and nonsmoking sections will be eliminated and with a state wide ban the income will remain the same.

Once the economics works against you your screwed.

It is the American way.

I agree it is. And because of that, our name is sullied and cheapened.

The major chains want the laws changed

Corporate oligarchy?

Once the economics works against you your screwed.

"...o'er the land of the fiscally prudent, and the home of the accountant."

It is the American way. Your in denail that this trend can be reversed. Its a done deal.

That may be the case, but I believe the general theme of this thread is “what should be,” and not “what is,” in regards to smoking laws. Smoking bans may be a “done deal,” but that does not make them practical or moral.

The major chains want the laws changed and the end result will be increased profits for everyone in the business because maintaining the staffing and the equipemt for providing smoking and nonsmoking sections will be eliminated and with a state wide ban the income will remain the same.

If it will lead to increased profits for everyone in the business, why must the government be involved? Can’t the owners simply ban smoking in their own restaurants?

Of course, the truth is not everyone will benefit from this law. In some establishments, smokers may make up a considerable portion of the customers. A smoking ban will weaken or eliminate these establishments. The major chains are using the power of government to eliminate competition. Do you not think that is wrong, and against the free-market system our country is supposed to have?

It is the American way. Your in denail that this trend can be reversed. Its a done deal. The major chains want the laws changed and the end result will be increased profits for everyone in the business because maintaining the staffing and the equipemt for providing smoking and nonsmoking sections will be eliminated and with a state wide ban the income will remain the same. ...Once the economics works against you your screwed.

Minnie, minnie, minnie. So much misinformation, so little time. The income does not remain the same, the income drops by 20-30% and often never recovers. For small businesses with a small margin of profit, that's the kiss of death. Of course, when they're gone, the customers they had left move on to the Big Boys who could weather the storm. So, yeah, it's good for some, but not for the small business owner--remember? He's the guy who built this nation.