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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Neocon who wrote (133834)3/28/2001 6:01:56 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) of 769667
 
You are assuming that what is often a matter of indifference to the majority of citizens, or, in any case, one that benefits them marginally, outweighs the harm done to the corporation and its shareholders through aggressive regulation.

Whoa, aren't you sticking your thumb on the scale here? assuming "marginal harm" vs "aggressive regulation"?

The harm may be marginal or severe. The regulation may be unwarranted or justified by a clear public good. Each case has its own merits.

The point is that under the current system the overriding factor in the political outcome of any debate is determined by the amount of money brought to the table, not by the merits of the case. Evidence of severe public harm will be ignored if enough money says "ignore it". How many chemical workers died because benzene went unregulated for many years after overwhelming scientific evidence proved its toxicity?
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