Actually, when the smoking ban appeared on the ballot in my home town, i voted against it. My reason for voting NO was in Solidarity with friends who own and or work in bars. Interestingly, since the smoking ban, bar business in Austin has been better than ever. Of even greater, interest, the ban was overturned in Court however, almost all bars still abide by the ban.
Oh really?
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