On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:53:15 -0500, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet wrote:

On 9/29/2011 6:42 PM, Larry Blanchard wrote:
On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 18:30:20 -0500, zzzzzzzzzz wrote:

All those inventions and new-fangled stuff that have been legislated
down our throats - seatbelts, intermittant wipers, airbags. And forget
about houses! CO and smoke detectors, standardized stair dimensions,
GFIs and AFCIs - hell, the whole electrical panel requirement is a
government-let plot to separate people from their liberties!

There was no government mandated monopoly for any of those.

I wonder how many prospective woodworkers will abandon the hobby when
they find their first tablesaw is going to cost them $1500-$3000?


Zero, zip, nada. No no one will abandon the hobby. How many people
quit buying houses when grounded wiring was required. How many people
quit buying cars when air bags were required. If you have to abandon a
hobby because a piece of equipment doubles in price your financial
prioritizes should be reconsidered.

I certainly wouldn't have bought a $3500 table saw. ...at least for a long
time. There were alternatives, though. In the doomsday scenario there would
be none.