Mr. Duck,,,I love clean air and water, I thrive on it, so does wild life....so should sportsmen then. That the EPA and regulators have a problem operating ethically doesn't surprise me; and no body says that problem shouldn't be fix. That the EPA would kill the golden goose that feeds them is conspiratorial talk. Everybody likes a bigger budget...that's why there's directors and managers to consider such things..
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The American People are owed clean air and water not crap...they should demand it. If you like crap then move to China and don't come back. Basic clean air and water is directly related to Healthcare costs.....want to reduce runaway HC costs than 'directly' provide for healthcare environmnetally. Same for the food supply. With American Exceptionalism the American People should expect and take no less, and never accept whining, excuses, and carping for an answer.
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If you really like clean air and water you would demand that products are made here. Instead you are part of the problem! A true enviromentalist would think globally. Why would you want a factory in China to crank out 100 tons of pollution whe na factory in the US would produce the same product and only crank out 20 tons of pollution?
Government agencies should have the budget needed, not wanted to do a job. The problem with you big government tyupes is you think the goverment is benevolent and do not understand that a government not checked by the people ends up with coruption. Look at history and the bearucrats of the French cort or the Czars just before revolution.
I do not know what you think but Capitalism is the fairest and most efficient way to allocate resources.
I am sure you think the government owes you a living and a place to live. They are their to manage the things we need, public safety, infrastructure, and keep freedom for the citizens. Remember the constitution does not limit the citizen it limits what government can do to the citizens. The founders understood that petty people would search for power, the morons would have ideas and try to influce the laws to follow thier ideas.
In your world where does government end? What is too much to pay in taxes? Why should the list of government priorities start with government and not the citizens?