Helium balloon law in California
Recently there is some legislation debate, in the state of California, on imposing a fine on sellers of Helium balloons if they sell balloons without a weight. The law makers are saying that balloons cause a problem when they get tangled in electrical lines and they want to fine $100 to anyone selling helium balloons without a weight on the string. I don’t know if the fine will apply to sellers or it will be expanded to include buyers.
While this may be a legitimate problem for utility companies, what is the cost for the taxpayers to pass a bill through legislation vs. the benefit it provides? Sometimes the work pipeline gets filled with similar tasks. We need to pay attention to the cost/benefit analysis so that we work on those things with highest impact.
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