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Wait. Are you saying there's no lead regulation in the US?

willcipriano 5y ago
Read the OP above, regulations were going to essentially end the lead paint industry, those were scaled back to the point of having little effect. It wasn't until later, when the lead paint companies no longer had money for lobbyists, that we saw meaningful regulation around it. Things like this are just shakedowns that happen in public, if they really wanted to pass regulations they wouldn't do the public "Sure would be a shame if someone regulated you out of business" song and dance at the start.
- MisterTea 5y ago
  > "Sure would be a shame if someone regulated you out of business" song and dance at the start. From the article: > "Baltimore's health department called for the removal of lead from paint, ..." > "When New York City's health department proposed a warning label saying that the product was poisonous to children ..." What song and dance are you talking about? The only thing I see are agencies doing the job they're supposed to do which is protecting the public while these greedy pig fuckers sabotage them.
  - willcipriano 5y ago
    See the words used "called", "proposed" not "enacted". The science and public health issues around this apparently changed once the lead paint companies made donations to the right campaigns and the regulators ensured that the lead paint firms had plenty of time to do that by loudly telegraphing their moves. If the mob wants to burn your store down, they'll just burn it down. They won't loudly pontificate on the issue unless they want you to try and stop them.
    - MisterTea 5y ago
      The simple fact that they wanted paint sold to the public containing lead to be banned or labelled as poison to protect people. There is no way you can think this was an extortion move unless you ate too many paint chips yourself or are a greedy asshole who doesn't give a shit about others (likely caused by the former).
      - willcipriano 5y ago
        > The simple fact that they wanted paint sold to the public containing lead to be banned or labelled as poison to protect people. The simple fact is they had the authority to do that, if they so wished. They decided not to for some reason. Why?
        MisterTea 5y ago
        Why did you edit your original comment?

Read the OP above, regulations were going to essentially end the lead paint industry, those were scaled back to the point of having little effect. It wasn't until later, when the lead paint companies no longer had money for lobbyists, that we saw meaningful regulation around it. Things like this are just shakedowns that happen in public, if they really wanted to pass regulations they wouldn't do the public "Sure would be a shame if someone regulated you out of business" song and dance at the start.

MisterTea 5y ago
> "Sure would be a shame if someone regulated you out of business" song and dance at the start. From the article: > "Baltimore's health department called for the removal of lead from paint, ..." > "When New York City's health department proposed a warning label saying that the product was poisonous to children ..." What song and dance are you talking about? The only thing I see are agencies doing the job they're supposed to do which is protecting the public while these greedy pig fuckers sabotage them.
- willcipriano 5y ago
  See the words used "called", "proposed" not "enacted". The science and public health issues around this apparently changed once the lead paint companies made donations to the right campaigns and the regulators ensured that the lead paint firms had plenty of time to do that by loudly telegraphing their moves. If the mob wants to burn your store down, they'll just burn it down. They won't loudly pontificate on the issue unless they want you to try and stop them.
  - MisterTea 5y ago
    The simple fact that they wanted paint sold to the public containing lead to be banned or labelled as poison to protect people. There is no way you can think this was an extortion move unless you ate too many paint chips yourself or are a greedy asshole who doesn't give a shit about others (likely caused by the former).
    - willcipriano 5y ago
      > The simple fact that they wanted paint sold to the public containing lead to be banned or labelled as poison to protect people. The simple fact is they had the authority to do that, if they so wished. They decided not to for some reason. Why?
      - MisterTea 5y ago
        Why did you edit your original comment?