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Stuart G

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19. Thank You for the example..

Reply to Manifestor_of_Light (Reply #18)

Mon Nov 17, 2014, 08:31 PM

Nov 2014

There are so many wing nuts who believe that gov regs are bad and evil that I had a hunch there were examples.. It is sad that these people hate so much that they do not understand the simplest of ideas: Government regulations are necessary in an era where businesses have already shown what happens without them. Safety of cars has improved dramatically since government demanded improvements were built into cars. The seatbelt idea has been proven over and over again to work.. I always suggest for people to read "The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair when it comes to arguing about whether or not the government should regulate businesses.

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What to tell Republicans who don't believe in government regulations. [View all] Stuart G Nov 2014 OP

Or ask them if they want Koch Bros owned Georgia Pacific to be allowed to pour randys1 Nov 2014 #1

I agree, show them whatever works..here is another example.. Stuart G Nov 2014 #2

When Nader was insisting seat belts be mandatory, what we KNOW FOR A FACT is ALL teaparty randys1 Nov 2014 #4

A few weeks ago I was dining with some RW friends when a statement was made Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #3

Here is an easy one to show them... Stuart G Nov 2014 #6

Any regs proposed MUST come from a white conservative otherwise they will kill randys1 Nov 2014 #7

But do they fail in regulating abortion clinics? Thinkingabout Nov 2014 #8

No shit, they regulate the hell out of them, but we know all cons are hypocrites randys1 Nov 2014 #9

Time to bring back this old chestnut. . . DinahMoeHum Nov 2014 #5

"so what you're saying is that you want companies to be as unethical as possible?" unblock Nov 2014 #10

tell them to fly in an airplane that has had no government supervision.... spanone Nov 2014 #11

Outstanding point..no air traffic control..no regs on airplane specs, no safety features Stuart G Nov 2014 #12

how about those gov't regulated red, green & yellow lights that pop up every few intersections? spanone Nov 2014 #13

Nothing, because trying to teach a fish to fly Aerows Nov 2014 #14

But camels CAN swim ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #16

Try to enforce a contract without Socialist Courts and Law Enforcement. One_Life_To_Give Nov 2014 #15

Oh, please, they all hate that nanny state seat belt stuff Warpy Nov 2014 #17

Helen Chenoweth, conservative congresswoman, died from not wearing one. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #18

Thank You for the example.. Stuart G Nov 2014 #19

Detroit fought safety when Ralph Nader wrote "Unsafe at any speed" about the Corvair. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #21

I'd tell them to go mine coal with no regs. WinkyDink Nov 2014 #20