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Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by annexrichmond on Saturday April 29, 2023 @05:36PM (#35757457)
And who is protesting the existence of fire escapes? Since my argument was about freedom of choice, that couldn’t be more of a false equivalence.
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Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by TaylorAlexander on Saturday April 29, 2023 @06:49PM (#35758035)
The briefest of search finds a page claiming that landlords opposed fire escape regulation when it was introduced, as it was costly and supposedly unattractive. I would not be surprised if some of them argued for freedom of choice in the matter.

https://americacomesalive.com/the-invention-of-the-fire-esca...

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