Agit8r
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I do not mean to minimize the loss of 528.000 Americans to COVID19, but it is worth noting that over 200,000 folks die prematurely every year as a result of air pollution that meets EPA regulatory standards
Does a one-time pandemic deserve such a great expenditure of federal funds when there are negligible safeguards for the vulnerable the rest of the time. Or would we all be better served by that expendature going toward removing/reducing the ever-present threat that shortens the lives of the same sorts of folks?
Source cited: Around 200,000 Americans die every year from air pollution that meets EPA standard
Does a one-time pandemic deserve such a great expenditure of federal funds when there are negligible safeguards for the vulnerable the rest of the time. Or would we all be better served by that expendature going toward removing/reducing the ever-present threat that shortens the lives of the same sorts of folks?
Source cited: Around 200,000 Americans die every year from air pollution that meets EPA standard