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The price of fewer regulations - Belsnickel - 11-27-2018
We've all seen the recalls of romaine lettuce and the general increase in E. coli outbreaks in general. The issue at hand is dirty water. This has been a known problem, so much so that there was an attempt to fix it.
Quote:After several high-profile disease outbreaks linked to food, Congress in 2011 ordered a fix, and produce growers this year would have begun testing their water under rules crafted by the Obama administration’s Food and Drug Administration.
So a fix was in place, slated to take effect in 2018 so that producers could have time to set things up. But the industry didn't like it.
Quote:But six months before people were sickened by the contaminated romaine, President Donald Trump’s FDA – responding to pressure from the farm industry and Trump’s order to eliminate regulations – shelved the water-testing rules for at least four years.
So in order to keep regulations down and be more "pro-business," people have died as a result.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-is-clear-dirty-farm-water-is-making-us-sick/?fbclid=IwAR2HGf60lOA0XjEloGnYmTP3p_0Y1L-YSrhJvDj8euEErsGPkkGSMGqSMEI
RE: The price of fewer regulations - Au165 - 11-27-2018
(11-27-2018, 09:02 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: So in order to keep regulations down and be more "pro-business," people have died as a result.
Yea, that is really the foundation of capitalism. I am normally pro business but am for regulations protecting the public from death.
RE: The price of fewer regulations - GMDino - 11-27-2018
Are we surprised?
My only hope is that very soon the Trump era will be seen merely as a black spot on our history and not something that damaged our country for a generation or more.
RE: The price of fewer regulations - fredtoast - 11-27-2018
Trump has also rolled back a lot of regulations regarding air travel, especially private charters.
Hope that does not cause problems.
RE: The price of fewer regulations - GMDino - 11-28-2018
Asked to name three EPA policies that are contributing to cleaner air, Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler struggled to answer.
— David P Gelles (@gelles) November 28, 2018
“I’m not sure I’m going to be able to give three off the top of my head,” he said.
RE: The price of fewer regulations - michaelsean - 11-28-2018
Anytime someone says we need more regulations or less regulations in a generic form, it means nothing to me. If you want more or less, specify what you are talking about. I'm pretty much for regulations that govern things I can't ascertain for myself. For instance, if a restaurant allows smoking, I can figure that out on my own. Perhaps they have a sign up or I go in and see people smoking. What I can't do is go inspect a restaurants kitchen so I'm for regulations that allow the government to do that for me.
RE: The price of fewer regulations - michaelsean - 11-28-2018
And maybe I'm reading this wrong, but it says Congress ordered a fix, and then it seems they handed if off to the FDA. Quit doing that. Pass a law and then hand it off to the FDA to enforce.