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The text is a transcript of a segment from the show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, where he talks about the problem of lead poisoning in America. He explains how lead is harmful to children's health and development, how it was widely used in paint and gasoline until the 1970s, and how there are still millions of homes with lead hazards that are not properly addressed. He criticizes the government for not spending enough money on lead abatement programs, and he uses humor, sarcasm, and a Sesame Street parody to make his points.
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1. Flint's tap water was laced with dangerous levels of lead due to a switch in water sources that corroded the city's pipes.
2. The CDC estimates over half a million children have elevated blood lead levels, mostly from ingesting lead paint dust in old housing.
3. Lead exposure can cause irreversible damage such as lower IQs, antisocial behavior, and reduced attention span.
4. Many countries banned the use of lead paint in the 1920s, but America continued to put lead in paint and gas until the 1970s and 80s.
5. The cost of removing lead from old housing stock nationwide was estimated at 16.6 billion dollars per year for a decade in 2000, but the government has never funded it at that level.
6. Studies show that each dollar spent on lead paint hazard control would bring back at least 17 dollars in societal benefits.