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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by crispyporkbites on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:45PM (#20930186)
Like it or not your decisions have an impact on other people’s lives and vice versa. Public health is important, we know the general public will not look out for their best interests on aggregate (see smoking or the opioid epidemic). As individuals we’re not equipped to defend against profit seeking products that are bad for our health, hence we need action from our elected representatives.
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by mieseratte on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:47PM (#20930220)
> As individuals we’re not equipped to defend against profit seeking products that are bad for our health, hence we need action from our elected representatives.

Just say no?

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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by ilikehurdles on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:24PM (#20930728)
Man, where is this attitude when opiates are in the news!
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by mieseratte on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @02:34PM (#20931603)
We could ask ol' Nancy, unfortunately I hear Sid killed her.
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @12:59PM (#20930374)
And how did the DARE program work out?
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by kortilla on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:02PM (#20930431)
And how did banning marijuana work out?
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by dragonwriter on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:31PM (#20930798)
> And how did the DARE program work out?

As I recall, the research found it was highly effective at improving subjects (vs. non-subjects) images of law enforcement, but had no discernable effect on subjects (compared to non-subjects) when looking at drug use, drug abuse, or drug-related crime.

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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by knightofmars on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:27PM (#20930766)
Ah yes, "Big Brother" DARE.

https://www.nytimes.com/1983/02/22/us/fingerprinting-of-chil...

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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by crispyporkbites on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:34PM (#20930837)
You don’t have as much free will as you think you do on these matters.
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by mieseratte on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @02:33PM (#20931595)
> You don’t have as much free will as you think you do on these matters.

So your answer is having Nanny Government ban it?

Can't worry about free will if you don't have it, I suppose.

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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by magashna on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:05PM (#20930461)
Let's see how well banning red meat and cars would go over.

Vapes are an easy target right now. Heart disease and auto accidents are some of the greatest threats to the average American, but you'll never hear a politician going after those.

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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by cglace on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:19PM (#20930653)
Cars are an integral part of our culture and economy and are regulated in every conceivable way.

E-cigs are a relatively new vice. Hardly comparable.

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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by atlasunshrugged on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:36PM (#20930856)
Not to mention the things we take for granted in cars today that are there due to regulations - bumpers, seatbelts, airbags, minimum safety standards, etc.
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by ciupicri on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @04:18PM (#20933194)
Right because regulations created all these things, not manufacturers like Mercedes and Volvo trying to offer better cars to their customers.
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by homonculus1 on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @04:15PM (#20933172)
Those are requirements, not bans.
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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by crispyporkbites on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @01:33PM (#20930821)
Cars and red meat aren’t really comparable as they have a long history in society. But Cars are probably the most regulated thing you interact with day to day. You need a license, insurance and have to follow precise rules to operate them safely. Red meat also has restrictions from government bodies.

In the free market those rules wouldn’t exist and people would be upset about taking their rights away when you regulate them.

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Re:Michael Bloomberg launches $160M initiative to ban flavor... by magashna on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @02:12PM (#20931331)
Nicotine doesn't have a long history here? Cigarettes, cigars, pipes, dip, snuff, chew, hookah, all different methods, some with histories hundreds of years old. Vaping is just the modern equivalent.
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