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Three women contract HIV from dirty “vampire facials” at unlicensed spa
(arstechnica.com)
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This is exactly why we need strong consumer protections:
There was? It was an illegal shop doing it that was promptly shut down when discovered. The problem wasn't the procedure. It was that it was being done completely unsanitary, without proper equipment, and with little record keeping.
I’m saying this is exactly why we need it. I didn’t mean we don’t have it. There are people trying to take away these protections, saying things like, “the market will handle consumer safety.”
I haven't seen any of these people. Where are the people saying the market will handle consumer safety?
Conservatives in the USA push against consumer safety measures. These are just a couple from the first page results for “republicans consumer safety” on DDG:
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/13/house-passes-bill-block-gas-stove-ban-00100492
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/29/republicans-consumer-product-safety-commission/
If you directly ask them why we shouldn’t have strong consumer safety regulations, they say it’s because it stifles innovation and that the market will correct for unsafe products and services.
Does that mean we can get back the hotdog cooker from the 1970's that electrocuted the weenies?
Yes but a few people will profit less. We should prioritize their feelings.
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