Frozengale
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You are trying to set up a straw man here and you are wrong.
to continue with analogies
I would rather no one got dirty, but if someone else decides to let pigs wallow in their yard to make a few bucks selling ham, that does not mean that I have to as well. They have their product to sell and their, means of income for their household, if they decide to not want to be in that business so be it the cost of bacon would go up, and It would likely pressure people to have more pancakes and less bacon. Our household has other ways of making money and we do not need the pigs.
I'm not setting up a straw man. I'm LEGITIMATELY asking. If I was trying to set up a straw man I wouldn't come right out and ask you. The thing is it WOULD be nice if we didn't have to deal with oil, but right now we are kind of dependent on the stuff. And someone will drill offshore, and you will reap the benefit once we buy it. And that just seems blatantly hypocritical to me. You still want the product but YOU aren't willing to take the risk of something going wrong, but you are willing to let others take the risk for the same outcome (albeit at a higher price for you). Your still demanding the supply so suppliers will go get it. I can understand wanting to keep Florida and other tourist intensive areas clean, but if you want the product then take the risk that comes with it.