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Reply #184: For the same reason that banning asbestos was a liberal thing to do. [View All]

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Wed Dec-07-05 08:11 PM
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184. For the same reason that banning asbestos was a liberal thing to do.

You simply cannot beat asbestos as a fire retardant. It's cheap, easy to manufacture, and flameproof like anything else. It's wonderful stuff.

But it kills people. It is a huge detriment to society. Yes, we could allow people to use asbestos to flameproof their homes. But it would hasten their deaths, and damage the health of all their visitors and their neighbours, plus workers who had to call at their home.

Yes, asbestos is more deadly, but that really is simply a matter of degree - and you cannot get addicted to asbestos.

The gentle cessation of smoking in society is a progressive goal.

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