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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark
There's nothing wrong at all with the idea of course, and lets face it, the United States really needs this.
What he has to do here though is watch the cost. No matter what, the cost of increasing manufacturing and production of things cannot include jeopardizing your health (and mine) by damaging the environment.
Or course, building a new factory somewhere could destroy trees for example, but this too must be seen as an actual cost, and that company should pay that cost by planting new trees somewhere, or paying to have new trees planted.
This cost applies to its carbon footprint too. If a manufacturer in the US adds CO2 to the air, this is a cost that must also be paid.
Everyone wants to see more jobs of course. What Trump seems to be doing though, is pushing for jobs in the wrong sector at least when it comes to energy. Coal as a source of energy is dying out because its just too expensive compared to natural gas and other sources. Trump, for all his bragging about his money-brains, should realize this.
Cheers!
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I agree.
We also need to keep in mind that once we stop manufacturing stuff here and instead manufacture it in another country because it's less expensive...that "other country" probably has NO regulations at all.
So the "carbon footprint" is giant in the "other country". And since we all live on the same planet...it doesn't "help" us to have those jobs in that "other country".
I believe there is a "Sweet Spot" (just like there is with anything). Enough regulations to ensure safety and environmental protection WITHOUT hurting business.
I think that big govt. (like it always does)...went past the "sweet spot" a couple of decades back. And the EPA makes "law" (unconstitutionally) by it's regulations.
So we end up with our companies and businesses being ruled over by an unelected group of bureaucrats in the EPA.
I hope Trump reigns that shit in. And like you, I hope he doesn't go TOO far the other way.
But that's the beauty of the vision of the Founding Fathers. We have 3 equal branches of govt. AND we have elections.
If Trump fails at his job...let's kick his ass out in 4 years. If Congress continues to fail...kick their ass out in 2018.