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Originally Posted by Random_Art
I, for one, greatly appreciate government regulation of industry. Our waterways aren't really the cesspits they once were and no longer catch on fire. As a whole, our air is cleaner to breathe because the government forced industries to clean up emissions from their plants. Without these regulations they would have no reason to voluntarily clean up the waste that comes out of the factories since the tech to do so costs a lot of money that eats into their profits. And we've all seen how the lack of regulation and oversight led to banks abusing the low income and ignorant with high risk loans for homes.
I would love to keep the government out of business and industry, except when the industry in question has proven time and time again that is incapable of regulating itself.
But since this thread has gone horribly off topic, start talking about carbon fiber and gutting cars again. Or, so help me, I'll turn this forum around and leave you all on the Ohio turnpike.
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The problem I have with your point is that you require the government be the one doing it. Private industry can and should regulate itself and corporations have responded to pressure from citizen groups like environmental groups to make changes. And citizens should push industry to keep clean, it's amazing what a boycott of a company can do to change things.
I feel consumer education is an important factor here since the government is the one doing the work and just sending us the (tax) bills so people have become lazy and ignorant to what goes on.
On topic?
Do we really want to have a discussion on dieting? Because we can, but this isn't exactly the right sub-forum for that.