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From: ibyf@ihlpa.UUCP (Scott)
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Subject: Re: Massachusetts seat belt law
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Date: Fri, 10-Jan-86 12:36:59 EST
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> > In article <1467@jhunix.UUCP> ins_akaa@jhunix.ARPA (Kenneth Adam Arromdee) writes:
> > >According to that "reasoning" we should ban smoking--after all, more people
> > >getting lung cancer raises everybody's insurance rate ...
> > 
> > Lung cancer and house fires are irrelevant to the seat belt issue.  It
> > If a problem is decidable on its own merits, one need not introduce
> > irrelevant analogies to confound the issue.
> > 
> > Brint
> 
I don't know what ISSUE your seat-belt law was decided on, but here in 
Illinois, the last thing thompson (notice no respect given) said before
he passed it was, "...because its good for you" Good for me?  This idiot
doesn't even know me! If he is so concerened with public health and safety,
the smoking in public issue carries far more weight than seat-belts.  I can
drive to work daily, and if I don't get in an accident, wearing a seat-belt
or not has made no difference in my general well being. (don't start a 
discussion about if being a big word!) but I daily come in contact with
people who smoke, and since I have this terrible addiction to breathing, I
have to breathe this polluted air.  That does affect my general well being
and I have no choice about it!  The issues are not irrelevant, they both
discuss government interference with the private sector (Gee, don't I
remeber something about that being illegal from poly-sci class) 
the real point is that all this is only a facade, and the real issue
is the auto manufactures putting pressue on the largely populated areas
of the country so that "air-bag legislation" is NOT passed forcing them
to re-tool.  Our government is knuckeling under to this pressure. Chrysler
has promised to build a plant in Illinois, and you can bet your bottom    
dollar that they told thompson "if you pass the law" . This will of 
course create some jobs and revitalize the economy somewhat.  So I
can't say I'm not in favor of the law, but that's another matter. The
point in either case (and some others which I'm sure will follow) is
should we allow the gov to interfere with us? What CAN we do about it?
My vote is to stop it NOW!


					Addison
					ihnp4!ihlpa!ibyf

My brother? I always thought of him as mom and dad's science project.