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seaflo · 03-18-2009, 08:11 AM

It's unfortunate that the 1,000s of lives lost to aluminum wiring were not enough to change the regulations; it took the insurance companies lobbying governmental agencies to change it. Sometimes the system works in a very "left-handed" manner. Canada has been more rational, I believe, when it comes to change; from what I have seen there are less self-interest groups lobbying the government than in the US.
I am sure the brainiac was Alcoa; every year, just in the US, Alcoa spends $20 - $35 million US$s on lobbyist in Washington. Due to many other countries not have the research money they take the US's lead and use what is allowable in the US; the big problem is that when the US changes its position due to developing research that shows the materials harmful, the other less developed countries still use the shit; i. e. DDT throughout Africa and SA.
The real change, I believe, is happening during our time; right now. Due to the internet and the volumes of materials that are available to the "common" man/woman increases our chances that the crap these lobbyist pull can be recognized rather quickly. The web works.

03-18-2009, 08:11 AM	#13 (permalink)
seaflo Old School Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 191 Thanks: 100 Thanked 60 Times in 40 Posts	It's unfortunate that the 1,000s of lives lost to aluminum wiring were not enough to change the regulations; it took the insurance companies lobbying governmental agencies to change it. Sometimes the system works in a very "left-handed" manner. Canada has been more rational, I believe, when it comes to change; from what I have seen there are less self-interest groups lobbying the government than in the US. I am sure the brainiac was Alcoa; every year, just in the US, Alcoa spends $20 - $35 million US$s on lobbyist in Washington. Due to many other countries not have the research money they take the US's lead and use what is allowable in the US; the big problem is that when the US changes its position due to developing research that shows the materials harmful, the other less developed countries still use the shit; i. e. DDT throughout Africa and SA. The real change, I believe, is happening during our time; right now. Due to the internet and the volumes of materials that are available to the "common" man/woman increases our chances that the crap these lobbyist pull can be recognized rather quickly. The web works. __________________ FREE AMERICA FROM INTOLERANCE.