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Are banning predatory practices and usurious rates of interest, restricting medicines, smoking and gambling etc elitism too? If so, I'm all in favour of it, eve
by NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Are banning predatory practices and usurious rates of interest, restricting medicines, smoking and gambling etc elitism too? If so, I'm all in favour of it, even when I am the "victim" of said elitism, such as I was when I was a smoker. There need to be limits placed on abusive behaviour, whether individual or corporate. Still don't think it's elitism though.
- JamesBarney 7y agoI don't think banning predatory practices is elitist. Keeping people from being lied to or mislead isn't elitist. I think banning usurious interest rates can be elitist. But a lot of upper middle class politicians don't understand how expensive it can be to not have money. And getting hit with overdraft fees, having your electricity shut off, or not being able to make it to work because your car broke down can all be very expensive and make the usurious interest rates look cheap. I don't see the connection but restricting medicine but I do think that non addictive medication is overly restricted. Smoking and gambling(and drinking) are specific vices and restricting them isn't elitist but banning pall malls would be. I'm not against elitist policies in principle. Of there is a lot of data that a particular intervention has a strong positive effect than I'm for it. But I'm just suspicious of a bunch upper middle class politicians deciding what's best for a lower class one and legislating away their options.