<\/a><\/p>\nThese Republicans tie their decisions to some kind of “pure” conservative ideology \u2014 “less regulation is always good.” They don’t pay attention to the details, to the nuance. They apparently assume that even if people prematurely die from the corporate permission to do anything they want, some kind of higher (religious?) preference for no societal\/governmental oversight is going to magically end up creating a net benefit. Those lost lives were just sacrifices for a better society.<\/p>\n
It’s nonsense, of course. Republican voters understand that. They understand that pollution should be prevented and Wall Street billionaires shouldn’t be able to play risky games with our economy. But they are sold on these vague promises of “less regulation” and “more jobs,” so they vote Republican not fully realizing what they are getting into.<\/p>\n
If a company or industry can choose an option that doesn’t kill or harm humans instead of an old, polluting, harmful option, the company or industry should be forced to choose that more human option. It should not be allowed to funnel a bit more cash into billionaire bank accounts by stripping less rich humans of their lives.<\/p>\n
But as it stands right now, simple obsession with “free markets” and “less regulation” means that one party is trying to deregulate an already under-regulated country. It is trying to heal a wound by making a deeper cut. it is trying to cure a sickness by throwing you out into the cold rain with no clothes on. It is insane.<\/p>\n
How could the story be changed? Well …<\/p>\n
more involvement in politics from people who know better, and<\/p>\n
better candidates running on a platform that is focused on helping average Americans, not poisoning them.<\/p>\n
Do your part. A government will only be as good as the people involved in running it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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