krw wrote:
>> >>
>>> >>>
>>>>> Example: If the goal were satisfying the most Americans, what one sock size
>>>>> should the federal government mandate, and what percentage of Americans
>>>>> (assuming an optimal choice) would be well-served by the size chosen?
>>>>
>>>> Typical James Arthur straw man argument. Even the Soviet Union wasn't silly enough to try and standardise on a single sock size.
>>>
>>> I'm illustrating a general principle by way of a specific example, an
>>> example I chose specifically to illustrate that general principle.
>>>
>>> You're supposed to be able to generalize the template and apply it to
>>> other situations, a skill that not everyone seems to have.
>>>
>> A real example would be deodorant. Bernie believes that there are too
>> many brands on store shelves and proposes that government reduce
>> market choice to make it more "efficient". ...a perfect example of
>> typical Progressive "thought".
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>
> The fact that many of his followers have never used deodorant, is
>well known.
Bernie included. He's a bum and that's denigrating to bums.