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And they can only buy it from one place (which doesn't have to compete on price due to being the only one) because... guess what? Government interference.



Frickin' government, man... If it weren't for them always interfering, I could have a diesel VW that was fast, efficient, and non-polluting!


What does emissions regulation have to do with prescription drugs? People really need to stop it with the false dichotomy BS.


Sure, but it wouldn't have seatbelts or airbags and the "non-polluting" would come with 2 pages of fine print redefining what pollution is (and it would probably give you cancer).


What if I don't want or can't afford seatbelts or airbags or accident insurance (not to be confused with liability insurance)?

Poor people end up taking that increase in life expectancy and just wasting it on walking and sitting on the bus because it's so expensive to operate a vehicle here in Canada.

It's your mother's place to tell you to wear your seatbelt, not the government's.


He was being sarcastic.




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