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Originally Posted by OldSkoolToys
As the Wachowski brother's showed amazingly in their matrix trilogy, its a matter of choice vs. control.
And in a total free market, the will of the consumer would dictate the direction of the product. If safety were such a HUGE concern for the consumer they would buy the car's with the higher crash test ratings, features, options, etc. over car's that lack it. As long as competition is thriving, other companies would follow suit, or suffer losses.
The entire point of the debate is less on free market vs. government regulation though, its about freedom of choice, personal liberty, and restraining the government from overstepping its boundaries by -forcing- you to make a choice about your own personal safety, liberty, etc. that they have no right to force upon you in the first place. That's the bigger picture. Free market vs. government regulation is an example of such a situation.
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Problem is that many companies/corps have become exceptionally good at manipulating, confusing, and guiding the consumer to the point where 'choice' doesn't even seem like an appropriate word anymore.
Oh, and my stock EG Si was 2326lbs, and the factory-stripped EG CX's were under 2100lbs.