Why is holding South Carolina back from pursuing the ban on smoking in public places? The answer should be nothing; But sadly , this is not the case. Even though there should be no question about whether having a ban on smoking in public places in South Carolina would be a good thing or not, there is. "There is good evidence that comprehensive smoking bans, like those in New York City and Boston, don't economically hurt the hospitality industry (Ban Smoking in Public Places). Basically this means that since so many people already go to those places a ban on smoking wouldn't really affect them very much. You can infer from this that they are saying places that don't have massive amounts of people would have a real struggle keeping their tourist industry if a ban was put on smoking in public places. Many people believe that because there is a ban on smoking in South Carolina, people won't want to come here; since most of the income gained is through tourists, our economy will suffer (Ryan). The state government is also worried that people will become very upset with the state and will complain. But honestly, there isn't a single decision someone can make without there being someone on the opposing side. Eventually people will get over it. Another setback is the fact that in order for a law or ban to be passed it must undergo a time consuming and strenuous process just to even consider getting it passed (EBSCO host). Although passing a ban takes a lot of consideration, manual labor, and reinforcement, it is worth it. So many lives would be saved if you weren't subjected to breathing in the toxins of secondhand smoking every time you went to a public place like a restaurant or bowling alley.
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