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KT2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-09-09 07:19 PM
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9. Good in so many ways:
Every case of cancer increases the GDP - increase in goods and services.
Corporations are not restricted if they are allowed to pollute, therefore generating greater profits.
Sickness from pollution raises the insurance costs and they are then able to weed out the losers who look like they will cost money.
Brain damage in children, caused by pollution, increases the need for special education teachers. This increases employment for the teacher types - not so much the brain damaged though.
Polluted air in the home and community increases spending on things like air cleaners

There are lots more reasons why pollution is good - but it would take a true Libertarian to list them all.
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