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That isn't actually deceptive though, if the question is of how the government should be spending its time and getting involved with our business. If buckyballs
by mistercow 14y ago
That isn't actually deceptive though, if the question is of how the government should be spending its time and getting involved with our business. If buckyballs are a relatively rare novelty toy with a clear warning label but a minuscule number of injury cases nonetheless, while a number of other products are more popular and are hurting more kids, then why should the government screw around with buckyballs at all? Aren't there better places they could be intervening?
- pessimizer 14y agoWhy regulate toys at all while there are so many car accidents?
- klez 14y agoCars are regulated. You need a license to drive them. The fact that most accidents are caused by licensed drivers[0], though, is an interesting discussion point. [0] I don't have any data to back this up, it just seems reasonable...
- glenra 14y agoYou don't need a license to own a car or to drive it on your own property or to transport it (without driving it) from point A to point B. A 10-year-old can legally own a car and can legally drive it on private land. It's only driving on public roads that requires a license. So if we regulated magnets (or, heck, guns) the way we regulate cars, anybody could buy as many as they wanted of the regulated product and use it pretty freely.
- mistercow 14y agoI'm all for regulating toys, and this toy has been adequately regulated. It has a big warning label saying that it's not for kids, and that it's dangerous if you swallow it. The step that goes too far is trying to ban them outright.