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Shorter EPA: "Look, here's one more way we can cripple our economy! Yea!"



If that's the only angle you care about, then consider that a population free of lead-induced brain damage provides a stronger economy in the long run as more of them are able to enter the workforce rather than prison [1] or a grave [2].

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%E2%80%93crime_hypothesis [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead_poisoning




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