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Old 03-27-2024, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
Interesting about "mandates". People in 1960 did NOT like the government MANDATE to put seat belts in cars and to USE them. That has saved many lives. Some of us may be alive today because our parents "buckled up". A mandate to disallow plastic grocery bags that was passed today would be COMPLETELY forgotten by 2030. Everything that the government does is not necessarily "BAD". Sometimes it takes years to be proven CORRECT.
Very true. At the time people were screaming about their freedom being taken away. Same when lines were drawn in roads and you had to stay on your own side. Same for stop signs and traffic lights. And drivers licenses. And,,, the list is endless.