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Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by nonethewiser on Saturday April 29, 2023 @05:37PM (#35757464)
> For one thing the conservative talking points were all about a sense that the feds were coming for your freedom, and not in any way about the merits or otherwise of being able to burn gas in the place you live.

Well if the federal government’s opinion on gas is operative, and not your own, how is that not coming for your freedom?

You may think they have good cause, but that doesn’t change the nature of a law that bans you from doing or having something.

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Re:New York to Ban Natural Gas, Including Stoves, in New Bui... by topaz0 on Saturday April 29, 2023 @06:17PM (#35757795)
I want the government to always be balancing the good of society against my individual freedom. These people are saying "this limits my freedom" and ignoring the societal benefits. That's disingenuous. And you can tell it's disingenuous because the next thing they say is "we need government to ban books about gay people", or "we need government to ban abortion". I'm not saying your freedom shouldn't be a consideration, I'm saying it should be one consideration that is balanced against others.
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