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From: jj@alice.UUCP
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Subject: Re: airbags
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Date: Mon, 6-Jan-86 12:04:55 EST
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I intended to gore Sykora for his dishonest debating tactics
(i.e. "then why don't people who don't wear seatbelts all
have accidents" or something similar) but I sort of decided
that it wasn't worth the effort.


The seatbelt issue  (and I'm tempted to use quotes of contempt
around issue) is a wonderful demonstration of just what's
going wrong with government regulation.  To be specific,
the government is going to MAKE US PROTECT ourselves.  It wouldn't
consider making those who DON'T protect themselves through
the use of seatbelts liable for their own suicidal actions,
of course, but it will make us all accept something unsafe and
unsatisfactory instead.


Sykora's sarcastic support (Oh!   Spare us! and the like) of
the governments policy fails to explain only one thing,
namely why he supports air bags, rather than personal
RESPONSIBILITY.


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