Originally posted by The Rube
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2nd- Businesses already were ignoring a half century of clinical data regarding smoking, second hand smoke, and residual smoke effects. Minnesota passed an indoor clean air bill in 1975 that banned smoking in hospitals for Gods sake. Nine. Teen. SEVENTY FIVE. before someone realized "hey, maybe smoking inside a confined building isn't great for everyone."
It took another THREE DECADES before someone realized "hey, maybe not forcing employees and patrons to inhale smoke to enjoy indoor activities in private businesses is a good idea."
Illinois went through the same indoor smoking ban around the same time Minnesota did. A loud vocal minority whined that it would cause a drop in patronage and businesses would suffer. It took thr State of Illinois passing the law, and saying "suck it up and deal with it," for businesses to realize that it was actually financially beneficial to ban smoking.
I would also like to present automobile safety standards throughout the 20th century as ways that businesses refused to change unless intervention took place.
Specifically, Google the Mansfield Bar for semi trailers.
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