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~ 10 years ago Apr 17, '14 10:10am

Apparently according to the below article, Texas is pondering whether or not more regulation of chemical plants is needed in light of the West, Texas explosion. In my opinion it should be self evident. But of course we have a governor that has touted the fact Texas is a state where oversight of industry is low. Basically the message is you can do just about anything you want here, and though we have regulations, we keep government off your backs (wink, wink).

The scary thing is there are many politicians in this state that if they had their way, there wouldn't even be agencies like OSHA or the EPA that seeks to protect the public against industries that place profit over safety. While such sentiment makes for great campaign sound bites, you would think at the end of the day preventing disaster would be paramount. Apparently not.

www.eenews.net/stori es/1059997873

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~ 10 years ago Apr 17, '14 10:37am

We should put all of that in Oklahoma...

Oklahoma should be like Texas' backyard shed... you know, where you put all the stuff you don't want or use anymore... like dangerous chemicals, rusted garden tools, broken chairs, etc.

I thought about New Mexico first, but that state is just too much natural beauty...

Then there's always Louisiana...

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~ 10 years ago Apr 17, '14 10:40am

oh, and before y'all jump on me sayin' how unfair that is... ain't that just like what New York did to New Jersey?

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~ 10 years ago Apr 17, '14 10:50am

IMO, value of human life is not a high priority in Texas.

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~ 10 years ago Apr 17, '14 10:51am

Money talks very loudly to politicians

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~ 10 years ago Apr 17, '14 1:35pm

www.eenews.net/stori es/1059997873

@rocket:

This article may interest you:

www.businessinsider. com/major-study

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~ 10 years ago Apr 17, '14 5:20pm

In my opinion, industries have EARNED regulatory agencies like the EPA and OSHA by failure to regulate themselves...They've forced the government to have to babysit them all because they cut corners on safety and health just to save a buck...I will admit that some of the regulations these agencies have may be extreme, but these businesses brought it on themselves...

As a side note, I often get a kick out of some who are "pro business" and "pro individual responsibility", but not necessarily "pro business responsibility"...

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~ 10 years ago Apr 17, '14 5:45pm

As a side note, I often get a kick out of some who are "pro business" and "pro individual responsibility", but not necessarily "pro business responsibility"...

@EddyFree:

Well said.

Let's not forget the US Supreme Court has ruled that companies are people and can donate unlimited amounts to politicians.

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~ 10 years ago Apr 18, '14 12:35pm

Some are more than willing to shoot and kill thieves for stealing *THINGS* from their vehicle/garage but are okay with corporations poisoning *PEOPLE* (taking lives).

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