tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post2991888434590896339..comments2023-09-11T08:58:24.710-06:00Comments on Reach Upward: But It's for the Children!Scott Hinrichshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-69231564013425937422008-04-29T00:15:00.000-06:002008-04-29T00:15:00.000-06:00The book Freakonomics goes into some detail about ...The book Freakonomics goes into some detail about this subject and concludes pretty much what you'd expect: properly used seatbelts are just as effective for children over the age of two.<BR/><BR/>What drives me crazy is when I get hassled for driving a big car... so I can accomodate the kids, carpools and carseats. I think we should add the costs of contributing to "global warming" that legislating mandatory car seats creates. Maybe then we could convince legislators to refrain from imposing another law.Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11657910829095414594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-83758636414466670612008-03-06T16:42:00.000-07:002008-03-06T16:42:00.000-07:00Well, let's see how the Democrats in the legislatu...Well, let's see how the Democrats in the legislature voted on the bill. Apparently NONE of them voted against the bill. I'm certainly not happy with most of the GOP folks in the legislature, but at least some of them (i.e. my rep, but not my senator) voted against the bill. Let's be a little more careful about hurling the paternalistic epithet.Scott Hinrichshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831447472339880148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-68378860381861375572008-03-05T21:09:00.000-07:002008-03-05T21:09:00.000-07:00"We’ll soon have a new law (because you know that ..."We’ll soon have a new law (because you know that our big-government-loving governor will sign it) that will make us feel good, will give us a new source of revenue via law enforcement, and will give the finger-waggers another reason to rag on parents."<BR/><BR/>Its not just the governor...it is all of our Republicans. These jokers stick us with more and more nanny government year in and year out yet Utahns keep going back to them. <BR/><BR/>Sorry Reach but any Republican who complains about too much paternalism in our government isn't assigning the guy in the mirror enough of the blame. We need more libertarian minded leaders in both parties. Right now I think the Democratic party is far more open to libertarian thought than the Republicans who are consistently focused on babying all of us at every turn.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775127589033724985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10424035.post-90360436548513490432008-03-05T20:00:00.000-07:002008-03-05T20:00:00.000-07:00I'm with you on this one. I feel like our legislat...I'm with you on this one. I feel like our legislature blew it. I had many of the same reservations that you have expressed here. <BR/><BR/>I hate not being able to let a friend pick up my kids or take them somewhere without trying to arrange a car seat swap. <BR/><BR/>We could make all children more safe by requiring they be buckled into crash resistant capsules, even on school buses. We don't do it because the trade-offs are too burdensome. As harsh as it sounds to say, we must admit that it <I>isn't</I> worth "any price" to save a human life. <BR/><BR/>Risk is inherent in freedom.Bradley Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06030210881782328907noreply@blogger.com