"tnfkajs" wrote in message
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"David B. Chamberlain" wrote in message
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If you go to the SawStop website, there is a contact page. That
gives
you
an email address of


Everyone should send them a polite email telling them that you do
not
appreciate a private company using a government agency to extort
money
from
private citizens. Maybe a few thousand emails will help educate
them.

While I tend to agree with you on this - can you help me understand
how this
differs from airbags and seat belts and (in some states) helmets?

The govt has long played a role in mandated "safety" - are you simply
saying
"Enough is enough?"

Thanks


Airbags and seatbelts protect you from other people's carelessness over
which you have no control. Tablesaw safety is not affected by outside
factors unless you have someone come into your shop and randomly turn
the saw on and off.