We depend on the EPA to enforce our environmental laws. Without the EPA, we just as well repeal our the laws which seems to be part of the right's vision of America.
Yes, when the EPA is mainly interested in politics and not protecting the environment it is time for it to go. They have done some good things but lately they are an arm of a political organization and ignoring their own scientists reports on subjects they wish to control. Hence, they have to go.
It was Nixon who created the EPA by executive order combining a number of branches of other agencies in order to reduce cost an improve effectiveness. Without the EPA, enforcement would fall back to a number of agencies increasing cost and reducing effectiveness.
When the EPA was created, how many Federal Employees were reduced to effect the savings that you project?
How many buildings were closed?
How many vehicles were retired?
How much did the Federal Buget decrease that year?
Don't talk about savings unless you can produce real live numbers of reduced costs. When speking of the Federal Government, reduced costs is a fantasy.