Who should bear the cost of the smoking ban?!
Who should bear the cost of the smoking ban?
My local pub has invested a lot of money creating an outside area where smokers (or not) can drink. They are now going to increase the prices of the beers etc to cover this. That means that the non smoking lobby have caused this increase so smokers and non smokers alike are now footing the bill. Pubs (in town) with a dedicated area will already attract a larger customer base, (and lots of people like to sit outside in the summer any way) so do you think it's right for them to pass these costs onto the customer in this way?
Answers:
places should have the choice to make their place smoking or not, let the free market decide the government should have nothing to do with this - or anything.