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I really don't think mandate to include a -- let's be generous -- $1 AM radio in a car in case of emergencies will lead to communism.


These people act as those cost analysis doesn't exist. It costs close to nothing to provide a radio, but the benefits can be huge.

Our government should step in when it makes sense. We determine if it makes sense via cost analysis and risk analysis. This is why the communism slippery slope argument doesn't work.

For example, banning public smoking along with other measures have saved millions of lives in the long run. Of course smoking is a personal choice, but it's also addictive and dangerous. It is sometimes beneficial to override people's "personal choice" if the benefit is big enough and the cost low enough. Ultimately, pretty much everyone is now grateful public smoking is gone.


My intention was not to say that including the radio is going to lead to communism? I'm actually advocating for us to keep the radio in.




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