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Good, smaller federal government leads to good things for the rest of us.
Like PFAS enhanced water! And mystery bonuses in our pharmaceuticals!
Don't forget unregulated child labor!
The environment in your state effects the environment in mine. Go fuck yourself with that simple minded, selfish cop out.
Grow up and accept the fact that your actions have consequences that go further than your front door.
This is what the lack of regulations leads to- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/cuyahoga-river-caught-fire-least-dozen-times-no-one-cared-until-1969-180972444/
Stfu and get back to the salt mine.
This isn't about the size of government, it's about who rules- and whether or not they answer to the public. The buzzword-talk you hear about 'burdensome regulations' revolves around pretending that if you get rid of regulatory agencies that there will be no regulation in the spheres they regulate- but that's not how that works. Taking away the authority of a regulatory agency really means handing regulatory authority back into private hands, the way it was before regulators answering to the public were authorized.
So, what happens when you take away the SEC's power to regulate banks, or the EPA's power to regulate environmental matters? Power to regulate banking reverts back to trade associations made up of... banks, and the people who will be in charge of protecting the environment will be the people profiting by polluting it. https://prospect.org/economy/rise-of-neo-feudalism/
Righteous view point. Ignore the rude comments from those lacking in vocabulary and tact. They aren’t winning anyone over. The government should be of sufficient size and no larger. It is an entity that produces nothing of economic value and is inefficient with resources (our tax dollars). Should it be a revolving door from the heads of the FDA to ludicrous salary jobs at big pharma? The same goes for Ag, EPA, FBI, FCC, SEC, etc. Hell the board and shareholders of our central bank (The Fed) ARE the big banks. I’m sure those seeking high ranking government positions do it for altruistic reasons. Sheeple gonna sheeple.