In another article referenced by the author below: Michele Bachmann is famous for not giving up on ideas and introduces the same bills over and over again. One of the bills she co-sponsored in the last legislative session was nicknamed the “Gasoline Freedom of Choice Act” and would have repealed the Environmental Protection Agencies ability to regulate motor fuel emissions. She has even fought to eliminate the EPA along with several other Republicans. The science is in. The next time a Republican, or anyone, comes out against the EPA, against clean air or water, they cannot also claim to be tough on crime. Instead, whenever they talk about relaxing regulations, what they are truly saying is that they want an increase of crime rates. The link between environmental regulations and crime is now established. It is time to put those who wish to return to the era of DDT and leaded gasoline on the spot as being not only soft on crime, but wanting to see crime expand. Those who demand an unregulated market, to let businesses do whatever they please, and that the free market will resolve all conflicts ignore that issues, such as this, can become apparent years, if not decades later, after which the damage is already done and too severe to solve through market forces. If we let the GOP gut environmental protections, it will be our children who pay the price. addictinginfo.org/2013/01/05/new-studies-find-a-link-between-crime-and-pollution/
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 19:35:09 +0000
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