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From: michael3@garfield.UUCP (Mike Rendell)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Libertarians and Safety Standards
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Date: Thu, 30-May-85 21:40:55 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 30 21:40:55 1985
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 The whole idea behind Libertarianism is that people are able to
 make decisions on their own without submitting to the whims of
 any futher desicion making body.In other words,if XXX,Inc. is
 aware that it is poisoning consumers that it should be obli-
 gated by law to make all potential consumers aware of the fact,
 much as cigarettes are obligated to carry the Surgeon-General's
 warning.With this information at hand,the consumer will decide
 for himself if the product is worth the risk.Likewise,if someone
 discovers a way to manufacture the product without the risk,he
 will become rich,since in all likelihood ratioal people will
 choose his product.The potential of financial success becomes
 the incentive towards developing safer products.
 
 
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