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Oregon Finally Legalizes Pumping Your Own Gas After 72 Years (www.thedrive.com)
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Oregon's Senate has repealed a 72-year prohibition against self-service gas, with new legislation requiring gas stations to staff half the available pumps, while allowing the rest to be self-service. The bill, responding to industry staffing shortages, also prohibits charging more for full-service than self-service, likely leading to the phasing out of full-service pumps.

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago

"Make work" laws are terrible policy.

You're forcing consumers to pay a human who is only there to inconvenience them.

There's a reason we don't have laws protecting buggy-whip makers. People need to find new jobs that provide value to society.

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