Proposition 65: A Useless Law

It probably makes things worse.

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Proposition 65 is a case of the Boy Who Cried Wolf. It’s a California law that puts all those annoying warning signs on everything for such miniscule amounts of chemicals they might as well as be homeopathic.

I had an opportunity to write something about Prop 65 or a discussion assignment in my public policy class. Sorry, I have to put homework behind a paywall.

The text discusses two main topics: the balance between regulation and economic freedom, and how regulatory policy is influenced by societal narratives, using California's Proposition 65 and electric car mandates in the US as examples.