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I’m confused why the federal government has the authority to regulate indoor air pollution in every home in the country? Where does it end? Will they inspect

I’m confused why the federal government has the authority to regulate indoor air pollution in every home in the country? Where does it end? Will they inspect every home for mold next? Force you to install CO detectors? Connect them to a national monitoring system?

homero 4y ago
It's similar to banning lead paint in your home tho. The gas is coming into your home.
- roamerz 4y ago
  >> It's similar to banning lead paint in your home tho. Similar with the exception that lead paint is actually bad for you.
mc32 4y ago
Yeah, on the one hand there is public good, on the other hand, this is like regulating cigarette smoke in your own home. I suppose they can regulate manufacturers but they cannot go and inspect your home for violations that would violate the 4th amendment to the American constitution.
c54 4y ago
The Consumer Product Safety Commission tries to figure out which products have unnecessary risk for the consumer and apply regulation to the manufacturers. It’s very similar to what the NHTSA does for automobiles. Not accusing parent comment of this, but there’s a flawed attitude that consumers can and will do full research before making a buying decision, and that the “free market” will sort itself out that way. That expectation is unreasonable because forcing the individual citizen to undertake to avoid dangerous products both doesn’t work (because people don’t do that level of research for everything) and reduces individual freedom (because the requirement for work is being foisted onto the person). I’m not really sure of the validity of this stove essay because it’s a wall of statistics, and I’m not arguing that all product regulations are good, but regulations do have a really important role in fostering a healthy and free society.

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I’m confused why the federal government has the authority to regulate indoor air pollution in every home in the country? Where does it end? Will they inspect

by bilsbie 4y ago

homero 4y ago
It's similar to banning lead paint in your home tho. The gas is coming into your home.
- roamerz 4y ago
  >> It's similar to banning lead paint in your home tho. Similar with the exception that lead paint is actually bad for you.
mc32 4y ago
Yeah, on the one hand there is public good, on the other hand, this is like regulating cigarette smoke in your own home. I suppose they can regulate manufacturers but they cannot go and inspect your home for violations that would violate the 4th amendment to the American constitution.
c54 4y ago
The Consumer Product Safety Commission tries to figure out which products have unnecessary risk for the consumer and apply regulation to the manufacturers. It’s very similar to what the NHTSA does for automobiles. Not accusing parent comment of this, but there’s a flawed attitude that consumers can and will do full research before making a buying decision, and that the “free market” will sort itself out that way. That expectation is unreasonable because forcing the individual citizen to undertake to avoid dangerous products both doesn’t work (because people don’t do that level of research for everything) and reduces individual freedom (because the requirement for work is being foisted onto the person). I’m not really sure of the validity of this stove essay because it’s a wall of statistics, and I’m not arguing that all product regulations are good, but regulations do have a really important role in fostering a healthy and free society.