There's got to be a better (i.e. less didactic) way to convey it -- say, spraying "But it was good for the economy" on smokestacks? -- but I like the message. Via Flickr user cam βizzy.
It's almost like some dark joke: whenever there's an oil spill or a smog alert people will shrug their shoulders and say, "meh, it's good for the economy."
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It's almost like some dark joke: whenever there's an oil spill or a smog alert people will shrug their shoulders and say, "meh, it's good for the economy."
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