Deregulate at your own risk......

Politicians and Corporations love to talk about getting rid of regulations. Regulations are the problem. Regulations slow down economic growth and cost people jobs. The way to grow the economy is to get rid of all the regulations. 

That all sounds fantastic right up until the millions of gallons of toxic chemicals are dumped into the local water supply. Then suddenly everyone wants to know why there aren’t more regulations.

300,000 homes in West Virginia now have toxic chemical laden water. They can’t drink it. They can’t shower with it. They can’t wash their clothes. They can’t wash their dishes.

Regulations might slow some economic activity but what does millions of gallons of chemicals do? How are property values now looking in West Virginia? Ever try to sell a home that has a toxic water supply? How about the local businesses. Ever try and run a restaurant with no useable water? How is their economic outlook looking in this deregulated world.

Giants Stadium holds 82,000 people. This disaster is Giants Stadium multiplied by 3+.

People can say all they want about how we have too many regulations. I have 300,000 examples why we could use a couple of more.

Oh and if this is what they were talking about when they said coal is now “Clean Coal”…….then never mind. I am still not interested.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/USA-Update/2014/0110/W.Va.-chemical-spill-Is-more-regulation-needed-for-toxic-substances