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by fpalmans 2602 days ago
> We already give you a fine if you don't wear a seat-belt, smoke indoors, have glass containers in public places, and so on. You may disagree with all these regulations on some libertarian(ish) ground, but then we have a fundamental disagreement about when your freedom infringes on my right to be safe, and your right to be a burden on the state.

Whether or not one is fined for not wearing a seat-belt, smoking indoors, having glass containers in public, etc. is irrelevant. I honestly couldn't care less.

> [...] the government has a responsibility to protect its citizens by enforcing as high a vaccination rate as is reasonably possible.

I merely disagree that protecting the its citizens is best achieved by enforcing...