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Space/Science » in reply to re: You could put it in a more agreeable context.

One more layer of beaurocracy isn't going to make us socialist.
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There are already lots of regs for the automotive industry. First off, you need a license to even drive an automobile. Then there are emission standards, fuel economy standards, harmonization initiatives, safety standards, speed limits, and taxes.

Check this stuff out. Are you telling me that one more is going to make it "socialist"? And you're saying that would be a bad thing? You know, if it weren't for governments handing down laws and standards, like building codes for example, developers would be selling the most shoddy products they could hock. And we'd all be living in ramshackle fire traps. Same with cars, and anything else that is sold on the mass market. Regulations don't eliminate the free market. The free market is still there. Blow a wad of cash on whatever you want man, and you might loosen up a little because of regulations because chances are you'll be getting a higher quality product.

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