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Old 08-23-2021, 02:37 PM   #55204
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Would an idiot do that?
 
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Originally Posted by sedated View Post
I saw a conversation about this in DC (although I can't find it now) and obviously it did not go over well in that crowd. I think the argument was that why aren't we doing that for other groups like smokers and obese.

I believe the common term for this line of thinking is "slippery slope"
They largely prevented smoking from impacting other people by banning it in just about all indoor spaces, and neither of those things are overcrowding hospitals, while smokers enjoy higher insurance premiums and being taxed to hell on cigarettes.

I would see their "slippery slope" and raise them a "proportional response".
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