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Ocelot II

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13. Libertarianism at its finest. The Free Market will work its magic.

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 09:52 AM

Nov 18

If some food item makes a lot of people sick, nobody will buy that brand any more. Problem solved. I once taught a college course where one of the topics was safety regulation, and there was a class discussion about how the FAA regulates aviation safety. One of the students insisted there should be no safety regulations at all and the FAA shouldn't exist. She reasoned that if an airline has a lot of plane crashes people just won't fly on that airline and it will go out of business, so other airlines won't make the same mistakes. We did discuss the fact that a lot of people would end up dead in the meantime but the student didn't think that was as much of a problem as too much government regulation; the Free Market will regulate itself as much as necessary. The other students thought she was nuts.

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There Have Been A Bunch Of Contaminated Foods Lately [View all] gab13by13 Nov 18 OP

I had a libertarian tell me once louis-t Nov 18 #1

It's such nonsense, anyway. yardwork Nov 18 #12

Thanks yardwork jfz9580m Nov 18 #21

So the Libertarians want you Farmer-Rick Nov 18 #19

Dead people usually stop buying products Ohioboy Nov 18 #24

Decrease the surplus population Blue Full Moon Nov 18 #31

that's like saying if an airliner crashed and they never investigated why Skittles Nov 18 #37

People take for granted their safety net. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #2

My daughter lives in a Pittsburgh suburb and she gets a lot of her food from a local farmer gab13by13 Nov 18 #5

Yes it will be like the US before regulation. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #10

Organic vegetables usually get contaminated Farmer-Rick Nov 18 #23

They don't know history. Blue Full Moon Nov 18 #33

Americans alive today are spoiled. They have never lived in a fascist or third world country. Irish_Dem Nov 18 #35

Say bye bye to OSHA. oasis Nov 18 #3

OSHA has been a prime target for decades. erronis Nov 18 #27

God's Devine Plan,.. magicarpet Nov 18 #4

Um, you've got your quotes mixed up. wnylib Nov 18 #36

"Let them eat contaminated cake." sop Nov 18 #6

Post of the day gab13by13 Nov 18 #9

I was thinking the same thing, gab13by13. Diamond_Dog Nov 18 #7

Definitely been concerned about this Mike 03 Nov 18 #8

This worries me a lot. hunter Nov 18 #20

Hmmm. Great idea - all those people that died from eating toxic food? erronis Nov 18 #28

Our Republican party envies the Chinese Communists. hunter Nov 18 #32

Don't know how many times that I heard that from them. Blue Full Moon Nov 18 #34

Yes, the FDA and CDC work hard to keep our food safe. yardwork Nov 18 #11

Libertarianism at its finest. The Free Market will work its magic. Ocelot II Nov 18 #13

Yes, that is one scenario gab13by13 Nov 18 #14

There are many scenarios, all having to do with the GOP's hatred Ocelot II Nov 18 #16

Back in the late 70's markodochartaigh Nov 18 #18

CDC does much of this work & FDA. ShitlerEloonJFK may gut those CousinIT Nov 18 #15

There's a reason we have safe drinking water, safe food, prescription drug and vaccine efficacy, transportation safety.. surfered Nov 18 #17

Another recall: Trader Joe's and other stores Paper Roses Nov 18 #22

I've never had a carrot rash but i bet it's bad. jaxexpat Nov 18 #25

😀 Harvesting carrots. I had no idea. underpants Nov 18 #26

Most crops are harvested by "do-all" machinery these days. jaxexpat Nov 18 #29

The myth of deregulation Farmer-Rick Nov 18 #30