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Re: Liberty vs. Socialism
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 18 Sep 2003 19:32:24 GMT
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"David Koudys" <dkoudys@redeemer.on.ca> writes:
> I've never liked seat belt laws. It is fundamentally, a persona
> choice whether to buckle up or not.
In some parts of the world, the compensation for people severly injured
in car accidents, are paid by the social security or the insurance
industry, or a combination. In these cases, it is hardly fair to the
community that they have to pay for the extra compensation, in cases
where a person has suffered severe injuries due to the failure to use
seat belts.
In parts of the world where there are no social benefits whatsoever for
people injured in the traffic, I see your point. Still, a person
injured would not contribute as much to the society, due to lack of
working capacity, etc. Hence, the society benefits from the useage of
seat belts.
> A few years back Toronto tried to pass a bike helmet law, making it
> mandatory for all bike riders to wear helmets. There was such an
> outcry that hte law was changed such that only people under the age
> of 18 were required to wear helmets.
Now, that's something different. Only a small part of bicycle accidents
with personal injury involve injury to the head. Besides, the helmet
offers very small protection anyway, and it is prone to wrong useage. A
badly adjusted or old helmet offers little or no protection at all.
Fredrik
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| (...) Then ban cigarettes. Ban foods that are bad for you. Ban autos until they don't put toxics in the air. Shut down Stelco and Dofasco. To single out seatbelts because of what we have to pay in health care is hypocritical. And if i hurt/kill (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I've never liked seat belt laws. It is fundamentally, a persona choice whether to buckle up or not. I say "Darwin, go to it!"--I'll wear my seatbelt because I want to, not because some law makes me. ANd od someone doesn't buckle up, that's (...) (21 years ago, 18-Sep-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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