It’s insane to me that this is even a discussion. What kind of evil people would prefer to actively poison their constituents?
It’s such a no brainer to remove toxic chemicals from our water supply. Who cares if it’s expensive, so is an aircraft carrier, this needs to be done to save lives. We can afford it.
Agreed. They are so hell bent on cutting costs and enriching themselves by pinching every penny imaginable that they don’t care about any of the consequences or long term effects.
Also, they may even like the side effect of how lead exposure causes cognitive issues and decreases intelligence. Dumber populace is easier to control and manipulate.
These people are psychopaths to their core.
Lead poisoning is the only way anyone is going to vote for them.
“Fuck progress! Anything that even sounds like progressive must go! More lead! More drilling! Mandatory sulfur dioxide exhaust! Make America Acid Rain Again!”
-Fucking greedy lunatics
Seriously, though, there are so many people who sincerely believe things like “Back in my day we put lead in our gasoline and paint, and I’m still alive so why do we need regulation?”
Anecdotes and belief are stronger than any fact you can show them. And the moment “the enemy” wants to do something about a problem, it’s no longer a problem. It becomes the opposite of a problem, it’s the solution, because the us-vs-them mentality is just too prevalent.
It’s like they studied the fall of Rome and said yes let’s do that
Fun fact: Romans were well aware of lead poisoning and preferred terracotta pipes. When they did use lead they allowed mineral buildup inside the pipes, which shielded the water from the lead itself.
This limestone encrustation (sinter, from the German), which had to be periodically chipped away, suggests that deposits of calcium carbonate in pipes and aqueducts protected against corrosion and insulated against the introduction of lead into the water they conveyed. Too, with no taps to shut off, water flowed continuously and so would not have been in prolonged contact with the metal. https://penelope.uchicago.edu/encyclopaedia_romana/wine/leadpoisoning.html
Lead plates are fine as long as you don’t eat anything that is both liquid and acidic. Pewter plates (when it was still made with lead) were used until very recently.
The key point for the political survival of the Republican party is a stupid voter base. That’s why they wreck schools, favor homeschooling by people who might not be suitable for teaching, but have the correct faith, love university fees that leave non-millionaire kids with livelong debts.
Keeping the lead levels high is fully in line with this, as it keeps the population average IQ several points below it’s potential.
