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Flint situation is so visible because generally the gov't does a great job at regulating water quality. We are not there on greenhouse gas pollution, but the E
by ingenuous2 9y ago
Flint situation is so visible because generally the gov't does a great job at regulating water quality.
We are not there on greenhouse gas pollution, but the EPA has done some wonderful work on particulate pollution. Also, remember that the old ozone hole is healing? That was helped by a consortium of governments.
"Gov't" can mean so many things. This meme ("the Government can and does fuck up pretty much everything you hire them to do") is inaccurate and heavily influenced by the high profile failures that lead to availability bias.
- devrandomguy 9y agoI suspect that it is also corporate propaganda, to reduce popular support for regulation, and to encourage the privatization of government services.
- balabaster 9y agoPerhaps to most people it would be such, but I personally disagree. I agree with regulation, I agree with socially owned services, I agree with free healthcare for all, I agree that taxes should be spent for the good of the people both in the present and the future. I believe in effective Government. What I don't believe is that to this point the Government has been as effective as the tax payers should be expecting and to which the Government should be held to account.