The deregulate everything mantra means the right of corporations to pollute and overdevelop. Less regulation does not mean economic boom. Less regulation does mean a bloom in toxic algae, ocean dead zones, and a more degraded environment. Deregulation will not spur economic growth in Florida. Deregulation means environmental degradation, which harms Florida's most important industries; tourism, real estate and retirement.
Politicians in Florida, democrat or republican, should be at the forefront of environmentalism. Who will want to live in or visit the sunshine state if it is full of toxic algae blooms, dead zones, a Gulf of Mexico or Atlantic ocean too polluted to swim, fish, or be around?
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