Comment 32697

By grassroots are the way forward (registered) | Posted August 08, 2009 at 07:43:57

A Smith writes: "That is the proper role of government, protecting each citizens personal property from attack by others, whether by malice or just selfishness. It is not the role of government to limit the rights of property owners, simply because certain groups of people don't like how they are using their land."

I read a book called toxic Sludge is good for you, in which was discussed the process which allowed farmers to put toxic sludge on their land. One farmer did this but it caused problems for others whose land was near the one who did. Water was affected, contaminiated, thus affecting the animals, food and human life.

So in this case I beg to question your comment, when it was the government itself that set in motion the ability to put toxic susbstances on the land which affected the properties of another.

Businss is always lobbying government to set in motion practices that are in their favor which often do not take into account what is best for the people.

While people think that government is there to represent the needs of the people, the truth is that corporate or business interests have the ways and means to affect policy for their agenda which is not always good for the people. In this case, business marketing toxic sludge as being good, yet it is very bad.

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