>>I was spending a lot of time in NYC when Bloomberg imposed the ban on smoking in restaurants and later in bars.
>>He took a lot of flak for that from the owners at first, but as you said, some of them later said that business had improved.
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>Yup, over the years I've known (either casually or friendship) many who work in the restaurant area, and I remember many of them telling me how much business picked up and stayed up after the smoking rules.

Yeah I have two friends that are bartenders, one of which doesn't smoke. When they banned smoking where she works she was obviously quite happy - she had almost switched careers because of all the smoke.

>>The current spikes in some southern states might speak more persuasively than anything you or I can say.
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>The numbers on unvaxxed individuals who are either sick or have died are as scary as they are compelling.

One would think. I still know plenty of people in that have not and will not get vaccinated.