Re:The pandemic’s true death toll
by galago on Thursday September 02, 2021 @08:46PM
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Driving is heavily regulated in terms of what kind of cars are legal and how and where they can be operated. Its just a matter of degrees and cost/benefit as assessed by the public. We don't ban driving outright but be ban all kinds of automotive use.
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Re:The pandemic’s true death toll
by josephcsible on Thursday September 02, 2021 @08:48PM
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> Its just a matter of degrees and cost/benefit as assessed by the public.
That's the point, though: COVID lockdowns happened even though much of the public said the benefits of locking down weren't worth the costs.
> much of the public
Was it at least half of the public, though? Just because cars are a less contentious subject doesn't mean that public opinion doesn't ultimately dictate how they are regulated.