Re: USA Govt Cannot Stop Death

From: Paul Hovnanian P.E. (Paul_at_Hovnanian.com)
Date: 03/28/05 

Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 18:43:16 -0800

cnctutwiler@wmconnect.com wrote:
>
> Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
> > "robert j. kolker" wrote:
> > >
> > > Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
> > >
> > > > Lets see. Capital punishment, support big tobacco, restrict
> consumer
> > > > protection, no concern for collateral damage in Iraq.
> > > >
> > > > Face it. This administration is in the death business.
> > >
> > > Duh. We are at war. And what about the collateral damages of WW2?
> > > Without those you would have grown up speaking German.
> > >
> > > Bob Kolker
> >
> > I'm on the west coast. It would be Japanese here.
> >
> > But I doubt we'd be speaking Arabic had we not gone into Iraq. They
> > posed no threat to us.
>
> That's my arguement on second hand smoke--it poses no threat to you.

There are those that would disagree. Even if science doesn't support
claims of harm from second-hand smoke, many business owners have
discovered that banning smoking encouraged higher class (i.e. wealthier)
clientele to frequent their establishments. Smokers tend to be at the
bottom of the socio-economic scale. Allowing them in harms businesses,
economically.

> How's that sell in California? The problem with a safety program is
> justifying it--how does one prove any action prevented something that
> didn't happen. But if through inaction, something negative were to
> happen, then I suspect people wouldn't be happy either.
>
> I'm in no danger from earthquakes or tidal waves where I live--but I
> can see others concerns and support efforts to mitigate these potential
> disasters.

But you shouldn't bear the expense. Those in danger should pick up their
own tab for protection, either through insurance or strict building
codes.

Let those that felt threatened by Saddam pay the bill for this military
intervention. 

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Paul Hovnanian     mailto:Paul@Hovnanian.com
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