My unanswered e-mail to the Tavern League |
I wrote an e-mail to the Tavern League of Wisconsin, asking them some questions because I frankly have some concerns about their resolve and commitment in fighting against this smoking ban.
The e-mail...
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PST |
Fascist activist Maureen Busalacchi blows smoke |
Fascist activist Maureen Busalacchi of Smoke Free Wisconsin, recently wrote an editorial in the pulp magazine, The Capitol Times, where she srgues that the cost of smoking is just far too expensi...
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:01:00 PST |
The Ashtray of the Midwest |
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle is credited with first usage of the clever advertising slogan, "The Ashtray of the Midwest," to accompany the argument for a statewide smoking ban...
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:09:00 PST |
Smoking bans may harm the Children |
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21498,23507417-50053
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Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:51:00 PST |
What Vices Do You Enjoy? |
There is nothing at all healthy about bars and taverns. People go there to drink unhealthy drinks, eat unhealthy food, and smoke unhealthy cigarettes. It’s about moderate indulgence,...
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:56:00 PST |
Wikipedia article on the "Smokeasy" |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smokeasy
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Sat, 29 Mar 2008 04:23:00 PST |
A better alternative to a ban |
Why not give businesses that freely choose to go smoke free, a tax incentive?
A county in Maryland suggested such an incentive, Washington D.C. proposed a bill, Nevada proposed such a state regulation...
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:23:00 PST |
Businesses close to the state border could hurt the worst |
Since there have been smoking bans enacted in surrounding states, much of the business has been hopping the border to enjoy themselves in Wisconsin.
One particular article, cites a a lounge owner...
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:53:00 PST |
A niche market is in danger of vanishing |
In an earlier blog, I mentioned how a statewide ban on smoking is simply unnecessary, because any place of business now has the power to freely choose to become non-smoking, without the pressure of an...
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:00:00 PST |
Depp, Doyle, and the Wisconsin Smoking Ban |
By now many of you have heard that Johnny Depp and Christian Bale will be filming a movie about the gangster John Dillinger in Aurora, Wisconsin.
One of the supporters of the ...
Posted by Smoking Speakeasy on Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:45:00 PST |
