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by Terr_ 621 days ago
Compare: "How dare you start fining anybody who poops in the local water supply! Some poor villagers can't afford to dig their own latrines! You monster!"

You're presenting a false dilemma: We can have laws against inflicting harm on other people through pollution and do more to help the poor. Granting a special license to pollute is not a reasonable way to fix chronic poverty anyway.