• scarabic@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    I see - so you’re arguing with the Republican premise that safety features add cost. It seems obvious that more features will add some cost, but how much is the question. The number of lives saved is also pretty important to understanding that cost, I would add.

    Naturally the GOP are trying to deflect general economic outrage at Democrats and “nanny state” regulators any way they can.

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      6 hours ago

      Yeah I question it especially because they tend to state shit like this sans evidence, and people just believe them because they are the “small government, fiscal responsibility” themed party.

      You’re actually right though that lives saved would be part of the economic calculation if they were doing it, which they are not.