Clearing The Air

ClearWay MN is still telling lies on their website

 http://clearwaymn.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={689126A9-ED11-44DC-A7A0-A523CCCD3FED}

excerpt:
Smoke-free laws do not discourage business activity. Independent, scientific economic research consistently proves that smoke-free policies have no net negative impact on the hospitality industry.

Even as Clearing the Air has repeatedly informed ClearWay MN and other smoking ban lobbyists about the obvious massive number of 500+ local hospitality closings since smoking bans were enacted, right here in the Twin Cities area.


http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2007/01/100-bars-and-restaurants-put-out-of.html


As well as thousands more hospitality closings since smoking bans were enacted elsewhere:

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


And in fact contrary to ClearWay MN's (formerly MPAAT) lie, their own previous study found that smoking bans eliminated business in significant numbers:



http://cleanairquality.blogspot.com/2006/11/state-funded-anti-tobacco-group-proves.html

posted by marcus aurelius @ 10:58 PM