Trump Official: We're Going To Cut The EPA In Half

[beagle9]

Good. Take the axe to the rest of those agencies too.

. Yes, and then give people like my mom who is 80 years old a raise on her social security that amounts to more than just two dam dollars. Pathetic.

Lets reform social security retirement benefits to be a better ladder system after one retires, where as when you get on at say 55 years old (if worked all your life in a job that was very hard on your body, mind and soul at that age spoken of), then you would come on at the minimum of say $400.00 dollars a month if retire at 55. This amount would encourage the retirey to seek part time employment at a job of choice (semi-retired). Then when one reaches 60 years old, then the benefit would kick in another $800.00 dollars a month. This will allow the person to retire fully at this amount at 60 or keep working part time or full time with no penalty charged. Once hit 68 the amount reaches maximum benefits adding another $ 400.00 dollars for a total of $1,600.00 dollars a month total, otherwise until a person or recipient passes on due to old age.

We need a better system, and we need better raises for retired people/the elderly in this country. The socialist system now is outdated and a huge rip off in my opinion.

 

[initforme]

Yes your mom is entitled to a raise. Case closed. No way of refuting this.

 

[Winston]

Winning

It was early in the morning, the heat burning off the fog, as I drove down a winding two lane road toward the river crossing. When I broke into the clearing before the bridge I noticed a majestic bald eagle gracefully catching the morning thermals as they rose off the rock banks of the river.

You know, when I was a kid I never saw a bald eagle. I lived where I could spend the afternoon walking along still remaining parts of Daniel Boone's path across the Blue Ridge mountains. The reason I mention that now is because one of the first actions of the EPA was the administration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It is that act, and that act alone, that is responsible for the saving of the Bald Eagle. Thanks to the EPA, my grandkids can grow up seeing Bald Eagles.

Maybe you have to pay attention. But in my younger days you could see the trees dying along the ridge line. It was not disease. It was not parasites. It was acid rain. Then Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and emissions declined significantly. The forest have recovered, the streams are less acidic, and we all benefit.

I don't think people understand. The EPA works for US. It is the one safeguard we have against industries. Industries that very structure encourages them to "externalize" the cost of their activities. Weakening the EPA can't possibly be seen as a win for the American people.

Besides, that whole "Winning" meme didn't work out so well in the end the first time it made it's rounds. I don't think I would be recycling it now.

 

[pismoe]

Outstanding!!! Good job Trump, the man is fierce!!

And that negotiation magic, man, did he handle Mexico's president or what?!?!?!

Yes he's going to slap that little Mexican bitch like a red headed stepchild.

President Trump, God Emperor of The Universe.

He won't get anyone but americans to pay for his wall.

--------------------------------------------- maybe , don't care , get your checkbook ready as your lefty money is fine Fenton !!

 

[Rambunctious]

Half an EPA is still too big...

 

[beagle9]

Yes your mom is entitled to a raise. Case closed. No way of refuting this.

. Thanks... When we see so much corruption and waste, and my mom told me that her raise was only two dollars on her social security my heart sunk. She worked all her life, and she is living in poverty at 80 years old. She ask for nothing, and refuses help from me because of her independent pride in life. Our senior citizens, and hard working Americans ready to retire are being forgotten about or they are being screwed in a set up for which hopes they die before getting the proper retirement and treatment that they deserve after serving their nation proud and without waver. There should also be a way for people who decide like Trump did on his pay as president, to then donate their retirement to a benefactor of their choosing.

 

[beagle9]

Winning

It was early in the morning, the heat burning off the fog, as I drove down a winding two lane road toward the river crossing. When I broke into the clearing before the bridge I noticed a majestic bald eagle gracefully catching the morning thermals as they rose off the rock banks of the river.

You know, when I was a kid I never saw a bald eagle. I lived where I could spend the afternoon walking along still remaining parts of Daniel Boone's path across the Blue Ridge mountains. The reason I mention that now is because one of the first actions of the EPA was the administration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It is that act, and that act alone, that is responsible for the saving of the Bald Eagle. Thanks to the EPA, my grandkids can grow up seeing Bald Eagles.

Maybe you have to pay attention. But in my younger days you could see the trees dying along the ridge line. It was not disease. It was not parasites. It was acid rain. Then Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and emissions declined significantly. The forest have recovered, the streams are less acidic, and we all benefit.

I don't think people understand. The EPA works for US. It is the one safeguard we have against industries. Industries that very structure encourages them to "externalize" the cost of their activities. Weakening the EPA can't possibly be seen as a win for the American people.

Besides, that whole "Winning" meme didn't work out so well in the end the first time it made it's rounds. I don't think I would be recycling it now.

. Then there is the bridge that took three years to build because a dam so called rare bird was nesting under the old one... Just need to replace the idiots with common sense individuals (CASE CLOSED)

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Yes your mom is entitled to a raise. Case closed. No way of refuting this.

. Thanks... When we see so much corruption and waste, and my mom told me that her raise was only two dollars on her social security my heart sunk. She worked all her life, and she is living in poverty at 80 years old. She ask for nothing, and refuses help from me because of her independent pride in life. Our senior citizens, and hard working Americans ready to retire are being forgotten about or they are being screwed in a set up for which hopes they die before getting the proper retirement and treatment that they deserve after serving their nation proud and without waver. There should also be a way for people who decide like Trump did on his pay as president, to then donate their retirement to a benefactor of their choosing.

The problem is that SS was a false retirement plan. Everybody thought that SS would be enough for their future and it's not. If you don't have anything else to go along with SS, you're screwed when you retire.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Winning

It was early in the morning, the heat burning off the fog, as I drove down a winding two lane road toward the river crossing. When I broke into the clearing before the bridge I noticed a majestic bald eagle gracefully catching the morning thermals as they rose off the rock banks of the river.

You know, when I was a kid I never saw a bald eagle. I lived where I could spend the afternoon walking along still remaining parts of Daniel Boone's path across the Blue Ridge mountains. The reason I mention that now is because one of the first actions of the EPA was the administration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It is that act, and that act alone, that is responsible for the saving of the Bald Eagle. Thanks to the EPA, my grandkids can grow up seeing Bald Eagles.

Maybe you have to pay attention. But in my younger days you could see the trees dying along the ridge line. It was not disease. It was not parasites. It was acid rain. Then Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and emissions declined significantly. The forest have recovered, the streams are less acidic, and we all benefit.

I don't think people understand. The EPA works for US. It is the one safeguard we have against industries. Industries that very structure encourages them to "externalize" the cost of their activities. Weakening the EPA can't possibly be seen as a win for the American people.

Besides, that whole "Winning" meme didn't work out so well in the end the first time it made it's rounds. I don't think I would be recycling it now.

The important part of your reply is "Congress" are the people that passed the regulation--not the EPA.

I'm for ending all bureaucracies. Congress can do their jobs just fine, and we would have people to hold responsible in the event they create, laws, taxation or penalties against the general interest of the people. Bureaucracies are unconstitutional and need to be eliminated.

 

[Dr Grump]

Lets reform social security retirement benefits to be a better ladder system after one retires, where as when you get on at say 55 years old (if worked all your life in a job that was very hard on your body, mind and soul at that age spoken of), then you would come on at the minimum of say $400.00 dollars a month if retire at 55. This amount would encourage the retirey to seek part time employment at a job of choice (semi-retired). Then when one reaches 60 years old, then the benefit would kick in another $800.00 dollars a month. This will allow the person to retire fully at this amount at 60 or keep working part time or full time with no penalty charged. Once hit 68 the amount reaches maximum benefits adding another $ 400.00 dollars for a total of $1,600.00 dollars a month total, otherwise until a person or recipient passes on due to old age.

Stop sucking off the teat of the govt!

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Mexico will pay for Trump Wall.

Maybe not up front, but you'll see. Mexico (or Mexicans) will eventually pay for that wall.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Couldn't happen to a nicer group of communist scumbags

Way past time. You watch, as the EPA is brought in line with reality, jobs will increase, money will flow and the Environment won't be any worse off.

The EPA is less about the environment than it is about crushing Capitalism. That's just the way it is

Via Daily Caller:

The former leader of President Donald Trump’s EPA transition team said Thursday he expects the president to slash the agency’s budget and staff.

Myron Ebell, the director of the Center for Energy at free market group Competitive Enterprise Institute, told reporters that Trump is considering reducing by magnitudes the agency’s workforce. It currently stands at 15,000 employees nationwide.

“Let’s aim for half and see how it works out, and then maybe we’ll want to go further,” Ebell said, referring to his wish to see the EPA slashed by at least half. He left Trump’s transition team last week, but was at one time on the president’s short list to head the agency.

Half of the EPA’s budget is transferred to state and local areas to update infrastructure projects and environmental cleanup efforts. Ebell, who is a long-time EPA critic and climate skeptic, said the cuts would likely fall on the remaining half of the agency’s budget, which supports a portion of federal employees.

“President Trump said during the campaign that he would like to abolish the EPA, or ‘leave a little bit,’” he said. “I think the administration is likely to start proposing cuts to the 15,000 staff, because the fact is that a huge amount of the work of the EPA is actually done by state agencies.”

Keep reading…

I'm disappointed it's only half. But like Reagan said, if you can get most of what you want, you're the winner.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Winning

It was early in the morning, the heat burning off the fog, as I drove down a winding two lane road toward the river crossing. When I broke into the clearing before the bridge I noticed a majestic bald eagle gracefully catching the morning thermals as they rose off the rock banks of the river.

You know, when I was a kid I never saw a bald eagle. I lived where I could spend the afternoon walking along still remaining parts of Daniel Boone's path across the Blue Ridge mountains. The reason I mention that now is because one of the first actions of the EPA was the administration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It is that act, and that act alone, that is responsible for the saving of the Bald Eagle. Thanks to the EPA, my grandkids can grow up seeing Bald Eagles.

Maybe you have to pay attention. But in my younger days you could see the trees dying along the ridge line. It was not disease. It was not parasites. It was acid rain. Then Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and emissions declined significantly. The forest have recovered, the streams are less acidic, and we all benefit.

I don't think people understand. The EPA works for US. It is the one safeguard we have against industries. Industries that very structure encourages them to "externalize" the cost of their activities. Weakening the EPA can't possibly be seen as a win for the American people.

Besides, that whole "Winning" meme didn't work out so well in the end the first time it made it's rounds. I don't think I would be recycling it now.

The problem is the EPA started abusing their power it needs to be reined in

 

[Winston]

Winning

It was early in the morning, the heat burning off the fog, as I drove down a winding two lane road toward the river crossing. When I broke into the clearing before the bridge I noticed a majestic bald eagle gracefully catching the morning thermals as they rose off the rock banks of the river.

You know, when I was a kid I never saw a bald eagle. I lived where I could spend the afternoon walking along still remaining parts of Daniel Boone's path across the Blue Ridge mountains. The reason I mention that now is because one of the first actions of the EPA was the administration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It is that act, and that act alone, that is responsible for the saving of the Bald Eagle. Thanks to the EPA, my grandkids can grow up seeing Bald Eagles.

Maybe you have to pay attention. But in my younger days you could see the trees dying along the ridge line. It was not disease. It was not parasites. It was acid rain. Then Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and emissions declined significantly. The forest have recovered, the streams are less acidic, and we all benefit.

I don't think people understand. The EPA works for US. It is the one safeguard we have against industries. Industries that very structure encourages them to "externalize" the cost of their activities. Weakening the EPA can't possibly be seen as a win for the American people.

Besides, that whole "Winning" meme didn't work out so well in the end the first time it made it's rounds. I don't think I would be recycling it now.

The important part of your reply is "Congress" are the people that passed the regulation--not the EPA.

I'm for ending all bureaucracies. Congress can do their jobs just fine, and we would have people to hold responsible in the event they create, laws, taxation or penalties against the general interest of the people. Bureaucracies are unconstitutional and need to be eliminated.

There has to be an enforcement mechanism.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Winning

It was early in the morning, the heat burning off the fog, as I drove down a winding two lane road toward the river crossing. When I broke into the clearing before the bridge I noticed a majestic bald eagle gracefully catching the morning thermals as they rose off the rock banks of the river.

You know, when I was a kid I never saw a bald eagle. I lived where I could spend the afternoon walking along still remaining parts of Daniel Boone's path across the Blue Ridge mountains. The reason I mention that now is because one of the first actions of the EPA was the administration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It is that act, and that act alone, that is responsible for the saving of the Bald Eagle. Thanks to the EPA, my grandkids can grow up seeing Bald Eagles.

Maybe you have to pay attention. But in my younger days you could see the trees dying along the ridge line. It was not disease. It was not parasites. It was acid rain. Then Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and emissions declined significantly. The forest have recovered, the streams are less acidic, and we all benefit.

I don't think people understand. The EPA works for US. It is the one safeguard we have against industries. Industries that very structure encourages them to "externalize" the cost of their activities. Weakening the EPA can't possibly be seen as a win for the American people.

Besides, that whole "Winning" meme didn't work out so well in the end the first time it made it's rounds. I don't think I would be recycling it now.

The problem is the EPA started abusing their power it needs to be reined in

The problem is all bureaucracies have.

They made a regulation against us truck drivers a few years ago. We are not allowed to talk on a cell phone while driving unless you are using blue tooth. If you get caught, it's a $2,400 fine for the first offense; $10,000 to your company if they can prove you were talking to them. And both fines increase with the amount of violations.

Eliminate all bureaucracies in my opinion.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Winning

It was early in the morning, the heat burning off the fog, as I drove down a winding two lane road toward the river crossing. When I broke into the clearing before the bridge I noticed a majestic bald eagle gracefully catching the morning thermals as they rose off the rock banks of the river.

You know, when I was a kid I never saw a bald eagle. I lived where I could spend the afternoon walking along still remaining parts of Daniel Boone's path across the Blue Ridge mountains. The reason I mention that now is because one of the first actions of the EPA was the administration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It is that act, and that act alone, that is responsible for the saving of the Bald Eagle. Thanks to the EPA, my grandkids can grow up seeing Bald Eagles.

Maybe you have to pay attention. But in my younger days you could see the trees dying along the ridge line. It was not disease. It was not parasites. It was acid rain. Then Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and emissions declined significantly. The forest have recovered, the streams are less acidic, and we all benefit.

I don't think people understand. The EPA works for US. It is the one safeguard we have against industries. Industries that very structure encourages them to "externalize" the cost of their activities. Weakening the EPA can't possibly be seen as a win for the American people.

Besides, that whole "Winning" meme didn't work out so well in the end the first time it made it's rounds. I don't think I would be recycling it now.

The important part of your reply is "Congress" are the people that passed the regulation--not the EPA.

I'm for ending all bureaucracies. Congress can do their jobs just fine, and we would have people to hold responsible in the event they create, laws, taxation or penalties against the general interest of the people. Bureaucracies are unconstitutional and need to be eliminated.

There has to be an enforcement mechanism.

Let the cops do it.

 

[Winston]

Winning

It was early in the morning, the heat burning off the fog, as I drove down a winding two lane road toward the river crossing. When I broke into the clearing before the bridge I noticed a majestic bald eagle gracefully catching the morning thermals as they rose off the rock banks of the river.

You know, when I was a kid I never saw a bald eagle. I lived where I could spend the afternoon walking along still remaining parts of Daniel Boone's path across the Blue Ridge mountains. The reason I mention that now is because one of the first actions of the EPA was the administration of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. It is that act, and that act alone, that is responsible for the saving of the Bald Eagle. Thanks to the EPA, my grandkids can grow up seeing Bald Eagles.

Maybe you have to pay attention. But in my younger days you could see the trees dying along the ridge line. It was not disease. It was not parasites. It was acid rain. Then Congress passed amendments to the Clean Air Act in 1990, and emissions declined significantly. The forest have recovered, the streams are less acidic, and we all benefit.

I don't think people understand. The EPA works for US. It is the one safeguard we have against industries. Industries that very structure encourages them to "externalize" the cost of their activities. Weakening the EPA can't possibly be seen as a win for the American people.

Besides, that whole "Winning" meme didn't work out so well in the end the first time it made it's rounds. I don't think I would be recycling it now.

The important part of your reply is "Congress" are the people that passed the regulation--not the EPA.

I'm for ending all bureaucracies. Congress can do their jobs just fine, and we would have people to hold responsible in the event they create, laws, taxation or penalties against the general interest of the people. Bureaucracies are unconstitutional and need to be eliminated.

There has to be an enforcement mechanism.

Let the cops do it.

Which cops? Who is going to enforce clean air standards? Local cops? The sheriff? Highway patrol? Fish and game or have we gotten rid of them too?

That would be an unimaginable responsibility for a local, or even state, law enforcement agency. But at least we have grip on the real agenda here. Lack of enforcement, the real purpose of any cuts in funding. Why worry about going thru the process of changing the laws, especially since that would be in the eyes of the public. Better to do an end around the will of the people, which is reflected by existing legal regulations, and just refuse to enforce those regulations.

 

[beagle9]

Yes your mom is entitled to a raise. Case closed. No way of refuting this.

. Thanks... When we see so much corruption and waste, and my mom told me that her raise was only two dollars on her social security my heart sunk. She worked all her life, and she is living in poverty at 80 years old. She ask for nothing, and refuses help from me because of her independent pride in life. Our senior citizens, and hard working Americans ready to retire are being forgotten about or they are being screwed in a set up for which hopes they die before getting the proper retirement and treatment that they deserve after serving their nation proud and without waver. There should also be a way for people who decide like Trump did on his pay as president, to then donate their retirement to a benefactor of their choosing.

The problem is that SS was a false retirement plan. Everybody thought that SS would be enough for their future and it's not. If you don't have anything else to go along with SS, you're screwed when you retire.

. That's because the dam politicians couldn't keep their hands off of it, and then you see all this waste Trump is going after, and you think to yourself how bad the dammed corrupt system is. I hope Trump really means in every way what he's talking about on the lingo "The Forgotten Man or Woman" is forgotten no more. This should include the elderly as well.

 

[beagle9]

Lets reform social security retirement benefits to be a better ladder system after one retires, where as when you get on at say 55 years old (if worked all your life in a job that was very hard on your body, mind and soul at that age spoken of), then you would come on at the minimum of say $400.00 dollars a month if retire at 55. This amount would encourage the retirey to seek part time employment at a job of choice (semi-retired). Then when one reaches 60 years old, then the benefit would kick in another $800.00 dollars a month. This will allow the person to retire fully at this amount at 60 or keep working part time or full time with no penalty charged. Once hit 68 the amount reaches maximum benefits adding another $ 400.00 dollars for a total of $1,600.00 dollars a month total, otherwise until a person or recipient passes on due to old age.

Stop sucking off the teat of the govt!

No one but you Dems are doing that... We are talking about men and women who built this country, and yet they have been screwed over.....

 

[owebo]

Goodbye Employment Prevention Agency.....