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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an old school liberal. I think the extremist wing of the democratic party has become the opposite of liberal. I believe in funding schools, programs for the less fortunate, and supporting labor. But I don't want to mask mandates, vaccine passports, telling restaurant owners what they have to sell, and banning leaf blowers. I think some in the democratic party today are far too trusting of government and actually wanting to restrict ideas and speech. My parents are also old school vietnam war era liberals, and i think there is something to be learned from them.[/quote]

It is not extreme to ban leafblowers. Why should I be forced to breath your polluted air?[/quote]

Of course it is extreme.   They are hurting working class jobs, often held by Latinos.  A compromise like a voluntary rebate program would have been much more sensible.   But the progressives here are extremists.  Compromise is a dirty word.  To them it means failure.[/quote]

Electric leafblowers are a thing that exists, and people use them, including mow and blow crews.[/quote]

You obviously don't do this for a living, or know anyone who does.   The batteries don't last a whole day, so businesses are bringing gas powered generators to their work sites (your yards) to either plug in equipment or charge batteries.

Electric is find for homeowners.   Not businesses.   The tech isn't there yet. [/quote]

That's interesting, because the mow and blowers use electric leafblowers at the condo building where I own a unit. The condo association required it, and hearing protection, too. Maybe the next time they're there, I should tell them that what they're doing is impossible.[/quote]

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