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On Sep 26, 9:08*pm, Rich Grise wrote:


It's not. The idea is, you don't have to get out of your car, dink around
with that stupid hose and get gasoline and other crud from the gas pump
nozzle all over your hands and clothes.


Cheers!
Rich

If the reason is convenience to the customer, why should the state
care?

The "state" in a "democracy" is the same as "the people". So the people
don't want to pump their own gas and they get a law passed that says
that gas stations have to pump it for them.

The fact that you make a distinction between "the state" and "the
people" says that you realize that the system of government in the US is
_not_ democracy and that the state is not controlled by the will of the
people.