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Jump to full article: PR Newswire, 2008-05-07
Author: SOURCE Opponents of Ohio Bans
Intro: Shelly Kiser, advocate for the
American Lung Association, stated she doesn't think the smoking ban has
lowered liquor sales and that there may be an orchestrated campaign to
allege receipts are off 30%. She further stated "hundreds and hundreds of
studies" show there's no harm to liquor sales or the economy from smoking
bans. It has become clear that smoking bans do harm Ohio business. When
state government acknowledges that truth, anti-smoking advocates
predictably cry "liar."
The smoking ban in Ohio is hurting businesses.
-- In 2006, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services projected a 10,000
job gain for the hospitality and leisure industry for 2007. The first
12 months of the smoking ban saw 5,400 lost jobs for that industry. . . .
"Ohio is not unique. Bar owners and clubs across the U.S. are crying
foul. Pubs in Germany, Ireland, the UK are closing. Hospitality business
owners in Germany are angry because they were told their pubs had nothing
to fear from the smoking ban and how commercially successful bans have been
in Ireland, the UK and the USA, where bars were allegedly teeming with
'new' customers," said Debi Kistner, Opponents of Ohio Bans.
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