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Originally Posted by justjim
What about the Servers who would have to work there or find another job? As I remember, it was the airline attendants that were the first employees to get the ball rolling regarding second hand smoke. I’m not a big fan of government regulation and many times there is a “gray area” as when to support or not support government regulation authority. When it was found that smoking was a public health issue, government regulation kicked in. Public health is a legitimate area for regulation IMHO. Health Inspectors that find poor sanitary restaurant conditions (roaches, improper food storage, etc.) are a good thing too. We regulate seatbelt use but not motorcycle helmets and the list could go on and on.
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Yes, the health consequences of flight attendants breathing environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) back in the day were terrible.
I supported this organization, ASH, from its founding by John Banzhaf who eventually became a law professor at GW. The CAB adopted a rule proposed by ASH which initiated the airline smoking regulations. Here is a short history of ASH's achievements.
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