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> The government mandates that cars get safer every year and fatalities are down 78% from the 1960s. Whenever government regulates things to benefit people, peo
by jdpedrie 6mo ago
> The government mandates that cars get safer every year and fatalities are down 78% from the 1960s. Whenever government regulates things to benefit people, people tend to benefit.
On some metrics. On affordability, new cars are considerably more expensive. Whether that's a worthwhile tradeoff is beside the point. The GP's point is that there's no free lunch, and your example doesn't address that.
- wvenable 6mo agoI never said the lunch was free only that it should be nutritious.
- dingaling 6mo agoAmd for the diner, new cars are much less nutritious due to the regulation. They're like some sort of bland protein-shake lunch.
- catlikesshrimp 6mo agoMy father thinks all cars look the same now. Do you mean that? For my part, cars are more comfortable (bar all controls in a touch panel and ever more propietary software) and fuel efficient
- wvenable 6mo agoNo, they are more nutritious just like that bland protein-shake is. All those cool hot-rods from the 70s will crush you to death easily while wasting more gas to do it.