[Golden Eagle]

I understand his intentions and they are good. But this is just another example of government picking winners and losers. Even though I would fall into the winner’s category if I lived in Florida and needed to buy a stove, I am dead set against this.

I appreciate that sentiment, and if this happened in a vacuum, I would definitely feel as you describe. However, in this instance, DeSantis is only responding to a different government agent, a federal one, the National Product Safety Commission, as mentioned in the article.

So this is a battle between governments, one state, one federal. And in this case, I side with the state.

[ConservativeInPA]

I side with the Florida and DeSantis as well. I get the context. I am between a rock and a hard place. To me it is a matter of sacrificing principle to achieve a righteous objective.

[Svartalfiar]

It’s not really related.. If the Feds ban most gas stoves, then tax-free status really doesn’t matter.

But why should gas stoves be tax-free? What’s so special about them that they should get that status? I can see essentials like basic food or hygiene having tax exemptions, but anything more than that is the State meddling in the market more than it needs to.