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Environmental detectives

The death of an environmental industry in its infancy often goes un-noted. Environmental detectives were just starting to gain steam early on in the industrial revolution. These detectives would find the sources of pollution on other people's property and sue for compensation. These detectives made money from polluters answering only to those who were being affected by it.

Then along comes the EPA and the government charges polluters "fines" for pollution in a broad brush stroke, killing the environmental detective industry.

So basically, the government makes money from polluters under the guise of caring for the environment. Incentive is no longer to stop polluting for fear of losing money...incentive becomes investment into the right candidate in power that will go easy on them.

And those affected by pollution no longer get compensation.

This is akin to having an agency that fines people for killing people...you're limited to killing 5 people a year and if you go over that limit you have to pay a fine to the Person Protection Agency (PPA). Then serial murderers start voting for and lobbying candidates that will raise the kill limit and reduce the fines.

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Also, the fact is also ignored that the federal government is the country's largest polluter. Of course, they are immune to the EPA.On A look at Ron Paul's environmental platform and record posted 2 years, 1 month ago 6 Responses