I'm generally in favor of clean air, water, etc. Problem: I've never heard a coherent solution to this problem: We pass laws here to restrict pollution, to avoid the exploitation of labor, etc. Then we wonder why the factories are closed, the jobs gone, the townsfolk unemployed. The few who still have money (government hand-outs, perhaps…
I'm generally in favor of clean air, water, etc. Problem: I've never heard a coherent solution to this problem: We pass laws here to restrict pollution, to avoid the exploitation of labor, etc. Then we wonder why the factories are closed, the jobs gone, the townsfolk unemployed. The few who still have money (government hand-outs, perhaps) then go to the local Wal*Mart and buy crap that was made in nations halfway around the world that don't care about pollution and pay their workers a pittance.
I'm generally in favor of clean air, water, etc. Problem: I've never heard a coherent solution to this problem: We pass laws here to restrict pollution, to avoid the exploitation of labor, etc. Then we wonder why the factories are closed, the jobs gone, the townsfolk unemployed. The few who still have money (government hand-outs, perhaps) then go to the local Wal*Mart and buy crap that was made in nations halfway around the world that don't care about pollution and pay their workers a pittance.