Clearing The Air

26,000 Minnesotans lost their homes to foreclosure in 2010, local smoking ban restrictions contributed to it by way of business closures & job losses

The 2010 foreclosure rate story is here.

No doubt this rate of foreclosure was exacerbated by the massive number of nearly 500 local bars & restaurants and approximately 12,000 jobs eliminated since smoking bans were enacted here.

More reading on the subject as CTA reported back in 1Q 2009:

http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2009/03/worldwide-economic-meltdown-and.html

http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2006/12/eviction-hearing-courtesy-of.html

posted by marcus aurelius @ 6:13 AM