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by ROTMetro 1214 days ago
Car companies shouldn't be required to add safety features. If the market wants it car companies will add them. Seatbelts should be an add on expense like they were in the 1960s. Get the government out of the business of looking after citizens!
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I think you're getting downvoted because the analogy doesn't quite parallel, as car purchasers are indeed paying for those seatbelts in the car price.

A better car analogy would be the mandate of safety features such as back-up cameras that the purchaser pays for, but ultimately benefit others.