(CLarksburg Exponent) "Some Harrison County bar and restaurant owners say the 100 percent smoking ban that goes into effect Jan. 1 will be detrimental to their businesses and difficult to enforce.
The Harrison-Clarksburg Board of Health passed the Clean Indoor Air Regulation on Wednesday after more than two years of debate. The only places in the county exempt from the ban are bingo halls that distribute more than 100 cards, up to 25 percent of hotel rooms and private residences."
Personally, I love playing gigs in non-smoking establishments, but, this is a prime example of more government equals less freedom. I was talking to a buddy of mine and she's like, "...you know, people need the government to step in and tell them what's right. People are out of control."
Oh...and can somebody explain to me why bingo halls are exempt?
You're right. People are out of control.
1 comments:
seems like it would be cooler to give tax breaks to non-smoking establishments, instead of a county-wide ban.
at least then, there's choice.
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