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Still, there are those like Paul Hanly, 36, a third-generation white Zimbabwean who plans to plant his tobacco seedlings on Sept. 1, as he has every year. Last week he was building an irrigation system to water a maize field to feed his workers, who have been left hungry because of the food shortages. Though he too was instructed to vacate his farm, Hanly is convinced he will be allowed to remain--and that a more peaceful solution to redistribution can still be found. He paused for a few seconds. "We must be a country of great believers...
...only would smoke-free restaurants benefit employees, they would also benefit society as a whole. A 1997 study in the journal Tobacco Control predicted that if all workplaces in the United States became smoke-free, 178,000 s mokers would quit and, among those who continued to smoke, they would consume 10 billion fewer cigarettes a year...
Bloomberg’s proposal, however, has still been met by intense criticism from both restaurant associations as well as Big Tobacco. They argue that smoking bans lead to significant loss of restaurant revenues, causing bankruptcies and layoffs that would eventually be detrimental to restaurant employees. They argue that properly ventilated designated smoking areas in restaurants do not pose an increased health risk to restaurant employees...
What is even more shocking than tobacco companies concocting data, is that the restaurant associations that oppose smoking restrictions are often in the pay of Big Tobacco itself. A study conducted by University of California at San Francisco found that eight national and over 60 regional restaurant asso ciations had close links to Big Tobacco, including the New York Tavern and Restaurant Association, which received funding from the tobacco industry throughout the 1990s. Many of these associations advocated an “accommodation” policy, where restaurants would designate separate smoking and non-smoking areas. This type of partial...
...vitally important that New York legislature does not heed the criticism from Big Tobacco and its lackeys. Enacting these smoke-free laws in New York will likely lead the way for similar legislation to be enacted across the country. Smoke-free restaurants and bars would allow tens of thousands more New Yorkers to work in a smoke-free environment, with negligible economic consequences. The only lost profits will be those of Big Tobacco...