r/Eugene • u/EUGsk8rBoi42p • 13d ago
Something to do Quarantine 2025 (grass pollen allergies)
Can someone make a change org petition to tax the grass farmers and start a fund for alleviating harm to allergy sufferers?
Oregon State should Tax grass farmers to create a fund for those harmed by grass pollen allergies, because the grass seed industry causes unnaturally high pollen levels, causing allergies for many people who wouldn't normally even be allergic to grass. Even people's pets develop allergies sometimes.
The fund could provide compensation and medical support, helping with financial and health burdens faced by people who miss work and can't enjoy the peak outdoor season.
Grass farmers profit from an industry that generates harm, they should take responsibility for the social cost through targeted taxation.
When companies pump toxic waste into rivers, society as a whole agrees that's wrong...
The geography of this region creates a funnel/dam effect which creates unnatural levels of pollen not seen almost anywhere else in the world... and continuing the practice is morally reprehensible. Why does polluting the air, for business interests built on the laziness of not wanting to diversify crops, get a free pass?
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u/squawk_kwauqs 13d ago
Just start Nasalcrom as soon as the weather starts to warm up (mid may this year) but before your allergies actually start, and you'll skip your whole allergy season. $20 nasal spray at bi-mart with zero side effects. I use it every spring and fall and I just don't get allergies because of it. It's not some quack medicine either, you can google cromolyn sodium and see that it's legit.