Donald Trump’s yes-men at the Consumer Product Safety Commission are withdrawing a series of proposed safety rules, including an appendage-saving safety mandate for table saws. This will mean thousands more fingers lost per year.

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    26 天前

    No it isn’t. Adding

    … than there would be if this safety requirement were not implemented.

    Makes it correct. This didn’t exist in the original article.

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      26 天前

      It doesn’t need to be said. Things that happen in the future are in addition to the things that happened in the past. “I ate scores of breakfasts this year. I will eat dozens more each month.” is not false. No need to add “… than I would if I stopped eating entirely.”

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        26 天前

        Lol. I can also say…

        I will die today

        And

        I will die today if I drink this poison.

        Pretty different meaning.