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> "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
by 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 agoSee 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 agoThe 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 agoWhy did you edit your original comment?