On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:47:57 -0500, me@privacy.net wrote:
>>
>>>I am a non-smoker, but I get very hot about you Nazi's trudging on
>>>everyone's rights just because you think you know better how we/they
>>>should conduct our lives.
>>
>> Think seat belts.
>>
>> -eom-
>
> Are you positing that they are beneficial or a nuisance--in your
> opinion, that is?
Laws are passed from time to time for the safety of those too dumb to take
care of themselves. Ala seat belts. Ala banning public smoking and for that
matter smoking all together.
The reason smoking is not banned all together has nothing to do with it
being a public and private safety issue, the arguments on that were done
and sealed years ago.
It has everything to do with what actually drives this country and that is
Big Business. BB buys the politicos, keeps us in a perpetual state of War,
BB wants to sell tobaccy, BB loves big medical bills, etc.
BB also drove home the seat belt issue. In order to keep speeds up, w/ the
death rate climbing on the highways, post - Interstate, BB came up with
several measures all which filled their oil pockets with more money. Seat
belts/airbags justified keeping speeds up, speeds up, more gas.
Heavier cars were safer cars with more safety added features
good for you
good for me
good for BB
goody-goody
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