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Dyedinthewoolliberal

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3. But don't you think

Reply to Buzz Clik (Reply #1)

Sun Jan 13, 2013, 09:33 AM

Jan 2013

we could assign it to an economic system because here in the US we had, more or less, the same problem until business and industry were forced to enact controls over what they put into the air. Remember the cries of 'smog regulations will put us out of business!'?
In China there is no one giving voice to that message.

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