"Matt Barrow" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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It is they who have suffered the brunt of the crazy, over-blown
environmental regulations. That smell you and I haughtily disdained
was the smell of money to them and their families.

Right, cost of labor has nothing to do with losing all those blue-collar
jobs. And it probably really was environmental regulations that led to
the average American hourly labor rate of $18 plus benefits versus about
$1.50 in China.

Of course, there are many facets to the problem -- wages being one of
them.

Such as the fact that dealing with environmental regulations requires
hundreds of people, not merely making $18 an hour, but six figures, just
to deal with paperwork before a single iota of work gets done?

And this is necessarily a bad thing? What is it that bothers you? The fact
that PHd's who study ecology and the impact of man-made disturbances are
fairly compensated for their efforts? No, that can't be it because you are a
free-market proponent, and in the free market they are being paid what they
are worth. The fact that environmental impact studies are done at all?
Should we simply stand by and let whoever can produce the cheapest
product/service win, regardless of any consequences? If that is the case, we
made a big mistake wiping out slavery in this country.

Michael






But that's a different thread.

Not really!
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Matt

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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO