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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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