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Cities try for united ban on smoking (So as to not lose money to competition)
azcentral ^

Posted on 10/25/2002 3:05:32 AM PDT by chance33_98

Edited on 05/07/2004 5:21:05 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Mayors and officials of nine Valley cities and towns on Thursday agreed that a regional or statewide smoking ban is needed to prevent some cities from losing money to competitors.

Council members for Peoria and Glendale, which are exploring a possible ban, called the meeting because businesses in cities that have adopted tough bans, such as Tempe, complain that patrons take their business to bordering cities.


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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; US: Arizona
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To: SheLion
Well, as the lawmakers and the anti-smokers tell it: there will be NO loss of business. In fact! Business will PICK UP because all the people who can't stand smoking will pick up the SLACK!

No kidding, our establishments are still waiting for the non-smoking crowd a year and 3 months later.

21 posted on 10/25/2002 8:19:11 AM PDT by Great Dane
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To: SheLion
Anyone who knows me knows I am a devout Conservative.

That will not help you here anymore. This is a Republican site, not a consevative site.

22 posted on 10/25/2002 8:21:29 AM PDT by Protagoras
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To: ThomasJefferson
Thugs are thugs bump...
23 posted on 10/25/2002 8:22:27 AM PDT by metesky
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To: ThomasJefferson
This is a Republican site, not a consevative site.

You trying to pick a fight with me?

I AM A REPUBLICAN THANK YOU! READ MY TYPING!

24 posted on 10/25/2002 8:56:49 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: metesky
Thugs are thugs bump...

She's trying to pick a fight with me. What's her beef? I don't even know her! heh!

25 posted on 10/25/2002 8:58:10 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: Great Dane
No kidding, our establishments are still waiting for the non-smoking crowd a year and 3 months later.

You would think someone would see this as what it is. Just a strong armed tactic to control everyone and everything.

I don't know where this is all going to go, but this BS is way out of hand. If they want to ban smokers everywhere, why don't they just ban tobacco, period? Oh no! That would take away their big Honey Pot of Money, wouldn't it!


26 posted on 10/25/2002 9:00:56 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: SheLion
You trying to pick a fight with me?

Nope. I'm pointing out what this site has morphed into.

It is rapidly filling up with RBAs. (Republican before Americans)

They are encouraged by management. You fight with them here everyday.

Are you a conservative first or a Republican first? Keep in mind that in my state, Jim Ryan, Republican elected offical and candidate for governor (to replace one of the worst of terrible bunch of governors ever to serve, Republican George Ryan) in yesterdays (so-called) debate, advocated banning smoking in public statewide.

If you said on this forum that you would vote for his Democratic opponent, (in my opinion which is based on recent events,) you would get the boot here.

Now I will abandon this conversation lest I get the boot.

27 posted on 10/25/2002 9:10:41 AM PDT by Protagoras
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To: chance33_98
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

These morons can't grasp the concept that there will always be a city just outside the coalition that isn't run by neurotics and psychopaths.

28 posted on 10/25/2002 9:39:54 AM PDT by Publius6961
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To: ThomasJefferson
If you said on this forum that you would vote for his Democratic opponent, (in my opinion which is based on recent events,) you would get the boot here.

If Jim Ryan said that (got a cite?) that sounds like yet another reason to vote for Cal Skinner. If all the groups Jim Ryan attacks refuse to vote for him, he ought to come in THIRD.

29 posted on 10/25/2002 5:29:42 PM PDT by supercat
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