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Donald Trump And The Art Of Asbestos
Among all of Trump’s absurd ideologies, such as extreme vetting of immigrants and building a giant wall to keep them out, he also supports the use of asbestos. As a known carcinogen responsible for an estimated 10,000 American deaths a year, it’s surprising that a presidential candidate would uphold an industry that promoted its use.
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Researchers in the 1930s established a connection between asbestos and lung cancer. It was also during this time that physicians began to understand mesothelioma, an aggressive asbestos-related cancer almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure.
While the evidence against asbestos grew, so did the influence of the asbestos industry. This led to a decades-long asbestos cover-up. Its effects linger today.
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Throughout his career, Trump has demonstrated a distinct lack of compassion for asbestos victims, calling an anti-asbestos law “stupid” in his 1997 book and irresponsibly claiming asbestos is “also 100 percent safe, once applied.”
Tell that to the hundreds of first responders exposed to asbestos on 9/11 as they rushed to the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. Say it to the faces of hundreds of people now developing asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma.
Much More Here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-and-the-art-of-asbestos_us_581b2e4ee4b0570d6d6f0c1d
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Researchers in the 1930s established a connection between asbestos and lung cancer. It was also during this time that physicians began to understand mesothelioma, an aggressive asbestos-related cancer almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure.
While the evidence against asbestos grew, so did the influence of the asbestos industry. This led to a decades-long asbestos cover-up. Its effects linger today.
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Throughout his career, Trump has demonstrated a distinct lack of compassion for asbestos victims, calling an anti-asbestos law “stupid” in his 1997 book and irresponsibly claiming asbestos is “also 100 percent safe, once applied.”
Tell that to the hundreds of first responders exposed to asbestos on 9/11 as they rushed to the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history. Say it to the faces of hundreds of people now developing asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma.
Much More Here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-and-the-art-of-asbestos_us_581b2e4ee4b0570d6d6f0c1d
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Mesothelioma, is a very aggressive form of lung cancer. It can take 20-50 years to develop. It took almost 40 years to develop in my brother-in-law. The progression was rapid. From diagnosis to death took 11 months. That will be 2 years ago this Thanksgiving.
Just one more reason that I hate the man.
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