tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post4439343251332525079..comments2023-06-20T08:28:16.278-04:00Comments on Lucy Adams: Choosing Among the ChoicesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276125041686069253noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-2500157564779265132012-06-20T13:04:52.675-04:002012-06-20T13:04:52.675-04:00Strange indeed. Doesn't make sense. But think ...Strange indeed. Doesn't make sense. But think of the quote from the bible about obeying the laws of ... whatever. I guess Jesus didn't want to preach civil disobedience. But then again, did poeple from the past have the same rights we do now?Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-4858126411011175002012-06-20T12:22:21.136-04:002012-06-20T12:22:21.136-04:00why does the government think they know better tha...why does the government think they know better than people? let us make our misakes and live with the consequences! if they want to crack down on fatness or envirnment issues, they might as well pass laws to arrest them - where does it end?Tara Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-53669170286439202532012-06-20T11:56:39.040-04:002012-06-20T11:56:39.040-04:00Re bans
they tend to be counter-productive and cir...Re bans<br />they tend to be counter-productive and circumvented anyway.<br /><br />Light bulb ban good example.<br />Effectively cheaper energy from energy saving products is simply used more,<br />conversely lowered utility sales leads to electricity price rises, as referenced below with US/EU data<br /><br />Energy saving is not the only reason for choosing a light bulb you want to use,<br />if there was an energy shortage the price rise would reduce use without the need for regulations,<br />and the overall savings are irrelevant anyway <br />(c 1% of grid energy on Dept of Energy data, still ignoring manufacture/transport/recycling energy use of the more complex alternatives, again as referenced).<br />"The deception behind banning light bulbs and other products"<br /><a href="http://freedomlightbulb.org/p/deception-behind-banning-light-bulbs.html" rel="nofollow">http://freedomlightbulb.org</a>Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-37964193248582186812012-06-20T09:39:39.198-04:002012-06-20T09:39:39.198-04:00I am all for my personal freedom. If I want to dri...I am all for my personal freedom. If I want to drink a super size soda, I should be allowed to. I don't want one, but the fact that a branch of government thinks they know better than me, is really irritating! And since I am a contrary being, it makes me want to rush out for a super sized everything. And I'd like it packed in a plastic bag, please.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05754778263332756663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-43176903615414895682012-06-20T01:42:30.712-04:002012-06-20T01:42:30.712-04:00I love Jo's comment. People cannot be trusted ...I love Jo's comment. People cannot be trusted with a right to choose when that choice destroys the planet or their health. Look at the banking people who struck down the mortgage insurance law and plunged the world into a depression. No one considers consequences...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-25122595039447000002012-06-19T23:51:16.953-04:002012-06-19T23:51:16.953-04:00Both sides have merit - these issues, sadly, will ...Both sides have merit - these issues, sadly, will never be solved to everyone's satisfaction. But discussion is always good!E.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08362521696011839816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-55942114413602966682012-06-19T19:59:21.343-04:002012-06-19T19:59:21.343-04:00This is an interesting post.
www.modernworld4.blo...This is an interesting post.<br /><br />www.modernworld4.blogspot.comGina Gaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09032273127593718883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-59915107383070001012012-06-19T17:41:20.831-04:002012-06-19T17:41:20.831-04:00I see where you are coming from Lucy, and think yo...I see where you are coming from Lucy, and think you have a valid point about the right to choose, however, typically people generally have chosen wrongly, hence excessive pollution (garbage islands in our oceans) and excessive obesity because people will not choose smaller drinks. There comes a time when it is necessary to choose for someone who is practicing destructive habits.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087140585742801854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-29734029017067503952012-06-19T15:57:50.424-04:002012-06-19T15:57:50.424-04:00It is difficult to trust people to make wise choic...It is difficult to trust people to make wise choices, especially when they are short on funds. I am hesitating on the lightbulbs, but it is really true that once you come up with the initial money, they will last forever and will save you money in the long run. Plastic bags, should definitely be banned everywhere. We must try to preserve this planet for the future. Our oceans are going to hell thanks to all that plastic, not just bags, but bottles, etc. Banning supersized soft drinks seems really dumb. The mayor should focus his energy on his stop and search policy. If not eliminating it, provide better training in minority relations to his cops. What's going on with that is an outrage. Eliminating supersized sodas, just plain dumb. Thanks for speaking out. I do that sometimes too when I just can't keep my mouth shut about something.Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-82508458527277244592012-06-19T15:20:30.293-04:002012-06-19T15:20:30.293-04:00Lightbulbs and plastic bags are more of an energy ...Lightbulbs and plastic bags are more of an energy and environment conservation thing, so I can see measures being taken there, but I'd think that the approach of educating, informing, and incentives would be much more productive then using the ban approach.<br /><br />As to Bloomberg's soda idea... that's really pushing it.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-42043901284787407502012-06-19T15:12:13.077-04:002012-06-19T15:12:13.077-04:00Good points made above. If a choice hurts others ...Good points made above. If a choice hurts others (abortion, smoking), then I understand the gov't wanting to protect the greater good. (Sadly, I think the gov't is on the wrong end of the abortion issue - it should be protecting the fetus.) We DON'T have endless freedom, even in a free country. We do share the plant with others. I think the soda thing is a stretch. Lightbulbs? That's an energy/conservation issue, which DOES affect all of us. Same w/ the plastic bags. Human beings do need regulation at times b/c basically, we're kind of lazy and gluttonous. :-)Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4355843077386625002.post-83329587548895661222012-06-19T14:23:33.976-04:002012-06-19T14:23:33.976-04:00More and more of our "right to choose" i...More and more of our "right to choose" is being removed from us. I think the first time I can remember thinking this is when the seat belt legislation was passed, then came bike helmets. I can understand the plastic bag issue being legislated but soft drink sizes? What the.... Well anyway, just buy two. It's ridiculous to pass a law like that on the basis that it's for the good of our health. It's not like the anti smoking laws. Those I can understand as cigarette smoking impacts more than just the smoker but soft drinks...come on now.<br />If your choice is going to affect only yourself....pop drinking for example....than the law belongs nowhere near it. If the law is intended to protect others from your thoughless actions ...smoking in public places for example...then I guess it is acceptable. The right to legislate is a fine line drawn in shifting sand. The determination of whether your actions affect yourself or others is a little wobbly too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com