Smoke Ban Bullshit Eliminated****Liars Fess up!
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news <===
Now The Truth is coming in....
Too bad the Govt. is bleeding money.
But it's a nice write off if you can income average.
The TRUTH is here & now.
http://www.khon2.com/news/local/13663882.html
Hawaii's Smoking Ban reviewed after 1 year
By Kirk Matthews
The Legislative Health Committee reviews the Smoking Ban that went
into effect at Hawaii bars and restaurants one year ago.
The goal of Act 295 was to eliminate the second hand health threat for
patrons and employees in bars and restaurants. Bar owners claim the
effect has been a loss of business.
"Since January of '07 until December, there's a 65 thousand dollar
loss. I've lost anywhere between 7 to 10 thousand to nine thousand
each month," said Sam Kekaula, a Big Island Bar owner.
Kekaula told the committee he's not the only bar owner to lose money -
another owner divided his property into a restaurant and bar.
"Leased the restaurant side out, opened their bar and since this
effect came in, the smoking ban, they've lost 89 thousand dollars,"
said Kekaula.
The state health department director countered that claim.
"A study commissioned by the department of health for the Roswell Park
Cancer Institute to evaluate, that can help us evaluate the economic
impact on the state as a result of the passage of Act 295 has revealed
that no negative economic impact has resulted because of the passage
of this law," said State Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino. <===LIAR
Researcher Andrew Hyland told the committee that similar bans in other
states have not resulted in a change of restaurant and bar patronage.
"For most people, it doesn't make a difference, they say they go out
the same. Some say they go out less often, and some people say they go
out more often and it tends to be polarized by their smoking status.
But on a net effect there tends to be no difference," said Researcher
Andrew Hyland.
The Smokers Alliance appealed for exemptions in the law that would
permit bars to allow smoking. The Alliance claims the smoking ban is
based on "false science."
"My friends, it is unconscionable that these mega-billion dollar
associations have been allowed to spew forth these falsehoods all at
the horrific expense of hundreds of millions of dollars in lost
revenue, business closings and job losses across the globe with their
smoking bans," said Kawika Crowley, with the Smoker's Alliance.
The Legislature may consider modifications to the smoking ban. Kirk
Matthews, KHON2 News.
Story Updated: Jan 9, 2008 at 5:36 PM HST
Betten Mann still betten $10 agaist ever pound of
horseshit you can come up with that the smoke ban is
going to hurt business....
And you can Hold the Stakes in your mouth!
The Legislature may consider modifications to the smoking ban. Kirk
Matthews, KHON2 News.
Let them go broke!
Get ready for higher Taxes on everything else now!
Shawn Hirn
<0ccac2e8-cec0-4cf0...@c23g2000hsa.googlegroups.com>,
Bette...@yahoo.com wrote:
> ==> Bullshitter's and Liars post fabrications without proof of the
> news <===
> Now The Truth is coming in....
> Too bad the Govt. is bleeding money.
> But it's a nice write off if you can income average.
> The TRUTH is here & now.
>
>
> http://www.khon2.com/news/local/13663882.html
>
> Hawaii's Smoking Ban reviewed after 1 year
> By Kirk Matthews
> The Legislative Health Committee reviews the Smoking Ban that went
> into effect at Hawaii bars and restaurants one year ago.
>
> The goal of Act 295 was to eliminate the second hand health threat for
> patrons and employees in bars and restaurants. Bar owners claim the
> effect has been a loss of business.
>
> "Since January of '07 until December, there's a 65 thousand dollar
> loss. I've lost anywhere between 7 to 10 thousand to nine thousand
> each month," said Sam Kekaula, a Big Island Bar owner.
Can that loss in business be attributed entirely to Hawaii's public
smoking ban or is it due in part to other factors such as a decline in
tourism due to higher fuel costs?