10 Reasons to Ban All Asbestos in the USA

10 Reasons to Ban All Asbestos in the USA

1. Let�s Not Be Left Behind by the Rest of the World
Just like the metric system (arguably) or better healthcare,

2. Safer Alternatives Exist

Why then don�t more companies switch to materials that will save thousands of lives? Because those safer materials will cost corporations 10-15 percent more.

3. Asbestos Lingers Long After It Is Installed and Even After It Is Abated.
Just because asbestos is removed from an office or school doesn�t mean it�s not causing harm.

4. Asbestos Can Be Tracked into the Home and Endanger Entire Families

5. Asbestos-Related Diseases Put an Enormous Financial Burden on the Healthcare System

6. Asbestos-Related Diseases Make the Rich Richer and the Poor Poorer

7. Asbestos Is Only Here Because Chemical Corporations Bribed Washington to Get Their Way

8. Asbestos-Related Diseases Are Un-curable and Mostly Untreatable