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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by Retric on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @09:26AM (#12343501)
The least safe new car in 2016 is vastly safer than the absolute best car produced in 1980. Remember, seat belts are a direct result of regulation mostly from US airforce testing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stapp
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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by nilved on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @09:28AM (#12343510)
That doesn't matter unless you're arguing that it wouldn't have happened without a government and regulation. Most of the responsibilities of a government would be better handled and implemented by the private sector.
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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by Retric on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @09:34AM (#12343563)
The first seat belt was invented over 20 years before air force testing, they went into common use directly because of studies on rapid deceleration and mandates for adoption. It's hard to credit that with any other cause.

Consider, you might think break inspections would be completely unnecessary because who would drive a car without breaks. However, in states without annual inspections have accidents related to this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_inspection_in_the_Unit...

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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by m_mueller on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @09:50AM (#12343682)
You seem to think that markets can do absolutely anything. Asymmetric information, unpaid externalities and other economic hazards are a thing.
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Re:July was the hottest month ever recorded, according to Nasa by gnaritas on Tuesday August 23, 2016 @10:54AM (#12344183)
You are blinded by your ideology, it's making you ignorant to the truths that everyone else clearly sees.
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