y'know considering all the antivaxx and lolbertarian sentiment

  • Owl [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It's wild that this has to be a mandate on employers rather than on individuals. Like the government is incapable of doing anything without getting corporations involved.

    • FloridaBoi [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      Enforcement mechanisms due to neoliberalism have all be outsourced to the private sphere

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      I think it's to obfuscate questions like "what all can the federal government require individuals to put in their bodies?" It's the type of question that's laughable in practical terms -- think of all the things you already ingest without knowing/consenting, think of all the things you already have to do to function in modern society -- but would be a compelling hook for courts.

    • Rod_Blagojevic [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I'm pretty sure I previously posted a prediction that the dems would hand off state power to a handful of large corporations, but I think it was in reference to the Texas abortion ban.

      • Owl [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I've been posting predictions for a while that state power will be increasingly handed off to states and large cities.

        I don't think our predictions are compatible, and I think both are fairly likely to happen, so it's going to some interesting times watching those forces in competition.