" In the middle of the last century, these would have been the same people who used the air and water for their waste disposal system, leaving the public an environmental legacy that is largely responsible for today’s fight over climate change . . . In response to this, Richard Nixon created the EPA; his most shining domestic achievement. Nixon recognized the con game that had been played at the public’s expense for more than a century - privatizing profits and socializing costs. It is an age-old and time-tested methodology employed by the one percent to enhance their bottom line at the expense of the rest of us. "
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