Texas’s industries have an ever-growing amount of toxic wastes to dispose of, and doing so in safe ways is becoming prohibitively expensive, leading a group of lobbyists to try and pressure the government into changing existing disposal laws. They met with President Philippou today.
“These waste dumping laws are destroying our businesses!” ranted Sandra Snyder, head of the Texas Better Business Bureau. “We need cheaper ways to eliminate industrial by-products, which really aren’t as harmful as people think, such as pouring them into rivers or deep ocean ravines where they’re harmless to us. Let’s remember that the products we manufacture make your life easier and more fun!”
“A better way to deal with this problem is to convince the public it isn’t a problem at all,” whispered Ami Bonaparte, head of Scamcorp, an industrial think tank. “Fudge some research, declare that the chemical by-products from industrial processing and production actually make one’s teeth and bones healthier. Then, sell them to municipalities to add to their drinking water! Yes! This will not only save us the trouble of disposing of the waste correctly, we’ll be able to sell it at a profit! I can taste the money already!”
“These corrupt, money-hungry corporations are only looking out for themselves and their bottom line!” says Django Han, an environmentalist from northern Idealistic Texas. “The government needs to enact stricter laws for how these companies can dump their waste safely, and when they poison the environment and Texans the government needs the authority and manpower to enforce harsh penalties! These companies make their messes, they should pay to clean them up!”
Upon careful consideration, it was decided that making the environment suffer was simply not a viable option with the large impact it would have on beef-based agriculture among other agribusiness. The result? Stricter regulations for the disposal of toxic byproducts in the ideal nation of Texas.
