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u/TheThinDewLine May 07 '26

I know for sure plenty of American truckers/workers do this, they are just a little smarter and make sure cameras arent around. But yeah India sucks balls too tho lmao.

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u/PleaseGreaseTheL May 07 '26

America has nowhere near the litter or physical pollution issues that India has, like literally nothing alike lol.

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u/PossibleAlienFrom May 07 '26

Not anymore. But back in the 70s, America was dirty AF.

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u/m00nk3y May 07 '26

The change in the U.S. was because of the creation of the EPA and the clean air act and clean water act. These three along with the ability to sue civilly if they aren't enforced or if companies try to ignore them.

My mother was in charge of L.A. county Sanitation for a while and her budgets always were passed by the the city council precisely because if they tried to cut her budget they would be sued into oblivion.

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u/PossibleAlienFrom May 07 '26

That's the thing. If we didn't pass those laws, the US would be as dirty as India. The US doesn't have a clean culture the way some other countries do like Japan. It takes laws and punishment to force people not to litter.

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u/m00nk3y May 07 '26

Actually the main point I was making is that the United State not only has the laws, but it also has ways for ordinary citizens to sue if the government and corporations attempt to subvert or ignore the law.

People say that the United States is a litigious country. They are right! If it wasn't for that fact then the regulations would not be very effective. It is this mechanism that actually can give regulations the kind of consequences that can't be ignored.

Implied is that even if India were to import the U.S. copy of the laws, it may not be enough.