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64 sats \ 4 replies \ @kepford 30 Mar \ parent \ on: Childhood Vaccine Schedule Thoughts and Questions health
Because the companies pay off political figures and have a revolving door with regulators. Its sick.
That's the real reason, imo, but the official rationale was that irrational anti-vaxxers could take down this entire vital public health industry through scientifically baseless lawsuits.
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If their rationale were true that would mean the legal system is a failure. Its like when they talk about sin taxes and then reject the idea that taxes affect business and consumer behavior. When one pays attention long enough and uses consistent logic one comes to the conclusion they are full of it.
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You hear people make a similar case for granting immunity to Big Ag companies like Bayer (Monsanto).
My experience with jury selection certainly didn't leave me with a favorable impression of jurors, but liability is too important of a feedback mechanism to ever let someone operate without it.