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Originally Posted by StickyGreen
I see you are talking about Ron Paul. If you're going to talk about someone you should try to read and understand their views first.
In his books Ron Paul clearly explains how regulations work in a free market without bureacracies like the EPA getting in the way.
In other words, getting rid of the EPA does not automatically mean pollution is going to run rampant, as you are implying. There is a lot more to it than that.
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Yes there is a lot of wishful thinking in Ron Paul's policies I must admit. I think we can clearly see how well deregulation works and how upstanding corporate America is with fine examples of the Banking issues we have had as of late. Not to mention Enron and the long list of other corporate giants that have always put profit before good of people or country.
We have things like the EPA because companies have shown in the past, they are not capable of doing the right thing when profit is involved unless they are made to do so by threat of large fines and even then some test their luck.