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In the crazyness of the last couple of days over vaccines, Did Thom Tillis really suggest that employee hand washing (after bathroom use) not be a regulation in Restaurants? Something about free market taking care of it. If so how many sick people need to die from food poisoning before the free market shuts down the business.
From what I've read, I *think* I understand the example Thom was trying to use, but he ended up falling flat on his face. Essentially, the need for less regulations and to let the free market take care of things. However, his example stated that restaurants that didn't require hand washing would post a sign stating that it wasn't required--but isn't requiring the restaurants to post such a sign a regulation unto itself?
From what I've read, I *think* I understand the example Thom was trying to use, but he ended up falling flat on his face. Essentially, the need for less regulations and to let the free market take care of things. However, his example stated that restaurants that didn't require hand washing would post a sign stating that it wasn't required--but isn't requiring the restaurants to post such a sign a regulation unto itself?
Yes I think he was trying to sit on top of a very thin fence.
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In the crazyness of the last couple of days over vaccines, Did Thom Tillis really suggest that employee hand washing (after bathroom use) not be a regulation in Restaurants? Something about free market taking care of it. If so how many sick people need to die from food poisoning before the free market shuts down the business.
I assume that he was asked about vaccination. How he got from there to washing hands is beyond me. Was he trying to get ranked as dumber/crazier than Chris Christie & Rand Paul?
Terrible example. Public health isn't the area to make cuts... His suggest doesn't even make sense, it's clear he didn't put any real thought into what he said.
I spoke with a restaurant owner a few months ago about trying to open his restaurant and the regulations of hand washing was not something he brought up. There many other things the government could do to make it easy for small business owners. Maybe Thom could start by asking them instead of making stupid comments.
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From what I've read, I *think* I understand the example Thom was trying to use, but he ended up falling flat on his face. Essentially, the need for less regulations and to let the free market take care of things. However, his example stated that restaurants that didn't require hand washing would post a sign stating that it wasn't required--but isn't requiring the restaurants to post such a sign a regulation unto itself?
Yup, that would be making a regulation to opt out of a different regulation.
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Trying to go the Libertarian route, but failed.
The good news is that the Today Show picked up on it, so reporters will be asking him questions for the next 6 years, in the hope that he drops another pearl of wisdom.
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