300 million lbs of fireworks and 2.7 billion dollars gone in a cloud of smoke.

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        4 months ago

        As a middle path I propose we let people buy fireworks on a free market. That way they’re there, but nobody is forced to set them off.

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          4 months ago

          And this “everyone” thing is a straw man.

          If everyone in my neighborhood alone set them off, it would be thousands of people doing this in an area about 0.5 Sq mile/1.29 Sq km/129 ha.

          As is, it’s about 20. And even that is quite entertaining.