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by rayiner 1274 days ago
To be clear, we do it through the government because it’s otherwise inefficient: it imposes a bigger collective cost on society than the benefit to the individuals. Whether “it’s the right thing to do” is a moral construct. European countries, for example, have much narrower requirements for accommodation of people with disabilities than the ADA.
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Though maybe more pertinent, the EU has required sesame allergen labeling since 2003.