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But, who will take care of massive problems like Syria, the Fukushima reactor problems, economic systemic problems leading to mass poverty, investment in basic science which corporations aren't going to do, bridge building and regulating people and companies from killing one another (or the honey bees)?
Economic System Woes
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-it-still-feels-like-a-recession-to-95-of-america-2013-8
http://www.epi.org/publication/a-decade-of-flat-wages-the-key-barrier-to-shared-prosperity-and-a-rising-middle-class/
http://inequality.org/ceo-pay-revealing-retrospective/
Basic Scientific Research
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/08/28/scientists-identify-protein-behind-age-related-memory-loss-in-mice/
Nuclear Reactor Meltdown Endangers Humanity
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/09/04/nuclear-disaster-radiation-levels-at-fukushima-would-now-be-fatal-within-hours/
Corporate Use of Pesticides Endangers Bees
http://grist.org/news/farm-kills-millions-of-bees-with-illegal-pesticide-spraying-gets-slap-on-wrist/
Bridges in Danger of Collapsing
http://thepoliticalcarnival.net/2013/09/04/engineers-thousands-us-bridges-dangerously-close-collapsing-matter-time/
Fortunately we know that putting people to work on these problems also boosts the economy when they spend their incomes on food, gas, health care and other things. It's a good thing to solve our problems for the obvious reasons and for the economy.
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