Story in the Minneapolis Star Tribune today about how a proposed smoking ban in the city of Eden Prairie may cause some companies to relocate. The insane thing is that the ban would eliminate smoking completely at private businesses including bars and restaurants and force hotels to have 75% of their rooms be smoke free.
The company featured in the article is a manufacturing company with a ventilated smoking room seperate from the rest of the facility so second hand smoke is not an issue but if the ban were passed not only would the smoking room have to be shut down but employees would not even be allowed to smoke outside of the building.
Unbelievable. Of course the ban only applies to Eden Prairie so workers who wish to continue to smoke may simply find jobs at companies in neighboring cities that aren't run by "we know what's good for you" leaders. Restaurant and bar patrons who want to enjoy a heater after a meal or with a drink will also simply bypass such businesses in Eden Prairie for friendlier climes. The net effect will be little or no reduction in smoking while a number of companies may bail out of the city taking their jobs and tax bases with em'. So why would the leaders of a city choose such a course of action? This excerpt and the quote from the mayor speaks volumes:
The City Council probably won't vote on the matter for several weeks and Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens said the proposal might change.
She will tour the Anagram plant and its designated smoking areas next week,adding that Ansolabehere's complaint has "some resonance." Still, she said, a broad-based smoking ban should be passed.
"It takes guts to deal with this issue," Tyra-Lukens said. "It's a known health hazard. How in good conscience do you not protect citizens from it?"
In expressing a very typical attitude for someone of her ilk the mayor doesn't really care whether the ban works or not or what the negative consequences might be. As long as SHE feels better then it's the right thing to do.
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