[cinFLA]

If the above-mentioned bars and restaurants closed due to smoking ban in their jurisdiction why is it that not ALL bars in restaurants on those jurisdictions also closed?

Because some had better food and better managers.

[jsbankston]

Because some had better food and better managers.

So what you are saying is that some bars and restaurants fail because their food and/or management is sub-par and when competing against similar businesses that have better food and better management they fail?

Therefore, the smoking ban has nothing to do with these businesses failing but rather they fail because their product is not as good as their competitor.

Gee, I love Capitalism!

[Gabz]

Some of the worst hit places in Delaware, when it comes to restaurants, were those that had gone non-smoking on their own. Their market niche was taken away from them by the government.

If a place does a booming business with the same management and the quality of food and service for 20 years, bad food and bad management have nothing to do with why they are in financial trouble after a smoking ban. Stop being so silly and start being realistic.

The weather in Florida is vastly different that that of Delaware or other places in the northeast. Folks are not going to go where they don't like and why should they - it is their money they are spending.