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Tysen's avatar

Agree with this. Also, they implied (mostly tongue in cheek, but still) that the people outraged think that Biden is going to come into their house and take their gas stoves. No good faith person is saying that. Stoves don't last forever, so if they ban the sales of new gas stoves, they won't have one or if their state bans new hookups, they won't be able to have one if they buy a new house. (I won't even go into Katie liking cooking on an electric stove more ;) )

The big issue that I have with this whole controversy too is that no one had heard about this issue until this last week. So when this (seemingly overstated) report came out, progressives on twitter all came out acting high and mighty as if they knew about this for years and not that same day. And there is also a great thread that someone posted tons of politicians calling for the ban of gas stoves with pictures of them using gas stoves.

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Perpetua's avatar

Yes, it really bothered me how it felt like all of a sudden, everyone had "always known" that gas stoves were bad for health!

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SiegeM's avatar

And Reason has written about how this cycle of legislation over things like shower heads and dishwashers is a real phenomenon that consumers hate

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myrna loy's lazy twin's avatar

There really does seem to be a trend of politicians and activists doing the very things they're telling the public not to do. And then explaining that it's okay for them to do those things.

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Colin B's avatar

Wait until progressive Twitter hears/always knew about radon.

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