Common sense vs nonsense
Submitted by scharrison on Sun, 02/20/2011 - 3:13pm
How far have we fallen that science must be defended in the op-ed pages:
The more we know about ill-health in humans and ill-effects on the natural world, the more obvious it is that industrial processes must be regulated for the common good. Some pollution is inevitable, but the government is right to put a lid on it.
Even small-government types will admit that protecting the health and safety of citizens is a legitimate and primary function of government. To discard decades of scientific analysis on the ill effects of toxins like Mercury is a violation of public trust on a level that borders on criminal, and we simply cannot stand by and watch it happen.
Wrong
You're on your own, buddy. The free market will eventually work things out.
Do good. Be nice. Have fun.
The "invisible hand"
is more likely to pick your pocket or smother you in your sleep than it is to "lift you up". If it even existed, that is.