The administration ended a program that documented excessive levels of a carcinogen at industrial facilities across the country. Environmental groups who say the move leaves polluted communities behind have filed suit.

  • Snot Flickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    The goal is to reduce the quality of life of the average US citizen to match the low quality of life in poor countries so our labor can “compete” in the market by vastly reducing our pay and purchasing power.

    It’s part of why Trump is pushing the “return to manufacturing” angle so hard. He doesn’t want people in other countries being paid pennies a day to put together $300 Nike shoes, he wants people in the US being paid pennies a day to put together $300 Nike shoes.

    I mean, it’s a long time coming. The wealthy have clearly thought for a long time that US workers are too coddled and demand too much and deserve far far less.

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      Yeah he doesn’t get that the US is the consumer of those $300 sneakers and if he destroys our economy there wont be enough people to buy those sneakers and their value based on supply will crater without the demand.

      Billionaires will only buy the sneakers once.

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        Intelligence is not one of his assets. And TBH, as long as him and his cronies make $$$, then don’t care who they take down.